New turnaround opens on I-35 at 51st Street

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new turnaround lane at Interstate 35 and 51st Street aims to cut down on congestion and keep traffic moving. The Texas Department of Transportation opened the new turnaround at 5 a.m Monday for cars traveling southbound on the frontage road and want to turn to go northbound. Prior to the turnaround, drivers had to sit through two lights.
This is the first of three projects for the intersection that aims to improve traffic. The second phase begins Thursday with the constru