Route inspection largely left to house movers on city roads

AUSTIN (KXAN) — When moving homes within Austin, city permitting does not require the  mover to inspect the route ahead of time, according to the city.
KXAN began looking at standards for moving large homes after a house became stuck on an Austin street for nearly a week.
“You can’t just grab them up and go, you’ve got to have your city permits, you’ve got to get your arborist with the city. You’ve got to see what kind of obstructions you have,&rdquo