Austin, TX Traffic and Accidents

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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 16 hours ago

  TxDOTAustin

  CLEAR: Southbound I-35 upper deck from Airport Boulevard to downtown Austin, all lanes have reopened. https://t.co/igkxCkPG8c

• 16 hours ago

  TxDOTAustin

  TONIGHT: Eastbound/westbound SH 71 to northbound I-35 flyovers closed tonight, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., for striping. Use Ben White Boulevard to access I-35. #ATXtraffic #My35 https://t.co/oo9NUH21fi

• 19 hours ago

  TxDOTAustin

  UPDATE: Southbound I-35 mainlanes from US 183 to Airport Boulevard have reopened, including the lower deck. I-35 upper deck from Airport Boulevard to downtown Austin remains closed due to police activity. https://t.co/NUykxZQI7p

• 19 hours ago

  TxDOTAustin

  HEADS UP: Currently, Travis, Hays, Burnet, and Llano counties are among the 124 counties across Texas under burn bans as August begins to heat up. Check out these tips. #BeSafeDriveSmart https://t.co/aJQXDoMdWQ

• 20 hours ago

  TxDOTAustin

  CLEAR: All lanes have reopned. https://t.co/XoMEXLc0Zr

• 21 hours ago

  TxDOTAustin

  TONIGHT: The I-35 Georgetown to Round Rock public meeting is tonight from 4:30-6:30 pm at the WilCo Georgetown Annex! Visit https://t.co/iFWNsSWnSj to learn more/join the virtual meeting. #My35 https://t.co/www9MiwJYr

• 1 day ago

  TxDOTAustin

  TRAFFIC ALERT: Southbound I-35 from US 183 to Airport Blvd, all lanes closed, including both upper and lower decks due to police activity. Prepare for delays and seek alternative routes.

• 1 day ago

  TxDOTAustin

  TRAFFIC ALERT: Westbound SH 71 Frontage Roads from Woodward Street to I-35, all lanes closed due to a crash. #atxtraffic

• 1 day ago

  TxDOTAustin

  TRAFFIC ALERT: Northbound I-35 mainlanes between Rundberg Lane and Braker Lane will be closed nightly this weekend, Aug. 14 and Aug. 15 from 11 p.m. to 10 a.m., for paving work. Follow detour signs. #My35 #ATXtraffic https://t.co/9d2fyVj6qU

• 1 day ago

  TxDOTAustin

  CLEAR: All lanes have reopened. https://t.co/itjOwkwDkJ

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Alternating lanes closed. Main lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. North and South bound

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. Main lanes closed. Night work only. Northbound IH 35 main lanes,

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Multiple lane closures. Various closures for CAP Ex North I-35 Construction.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Left lane closed. Multiple left lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. South bound IH 35 ma

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. North and south bound IH 35 main lanes,

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Delays due to slow moving road repair operations. Nighttime closure only. North and south

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. North and south bound IH 35 main lane mobile operations, Mainten

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. North and south bound IH 35 main lanes,

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Left lane closed. Night work only. South bound IH 35 main lanes, left lane closed, Traffic

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Alternating lanes closed. Nighttime closure only. North bound IH 35 main lanes, Alternatin

  TYPE: Construction Serious

Austin TX News Reports

• Austin braces for nightly I-35 bridge closures this week. Here's what to know

  • Texas
  • I35

  • source: Bing
  • 12 views
  • Aug 10, 2026 7:35pm
  Crews are working on expanding the highway in Austin. Read More

• Driverless semi trucks are now operating along much of Interstate 35

  • Texas
  • I-35

  • source: Bing
  • 35 views
  • Aug 06, 2026 08:49am
  35

  Aurora's autonomous freight trucks will operate on a Dallas-Laredo route through Austin and San Antonio. Read More

• Motorcyclist dies after falling from I-35 flyover in South Austin

  • Texas
  • I-35 Southbound

  • source: Bing
  • 29 views
  • Jul 30, 2026 09:00am
  35

  Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash on the I-35 flyover to Ben White Boulevard. Read More

• 1 dead following motorcycle crash in South Austin

  • Texas
  • I-35 Near Accident

  • source: Bing
  • 18 views
  • Jul 29, 2026 1:37pm
  35

  AUSTIN, Texas - One person is dead following a motorcycle crash in South Austin on Wednesday. Read More

• Fatal crash on 130 toll road at FM 969 Tuesday

  • Texas
  • TX-130 TOLL

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Jul 28, 2026 07:17am
  AUSTIN, TX ?: A fatal crash on the 130 toll road just before 6 am on Tuesday, July 28, still has Northbound lanes closed from Braker Lane past SH-71. Read More

• Fatal crash blocks northbound Hwy 183: APD

  • Texas
  • Austin
  • US 183

  • source: Bing
  • 25 views
  • Jul 26, 2026 08:32am
  183

  Calls for guardrails on prediction market apps - A new proposal from the Texas Medical Association takes aim at online prediction market platforms and calls on state lawmakers to implement guardrails ... Read More

• Austin's I-35 then and now: Archive photos show how the freeway transformed the city

  • Texas
  • 211 S Interstate 35

  • source: Bing
  • 43 views
  • Jul 26, 2026 03:00am
  Construction on the Central Austin stretch of Interstate 35 will last for years, but the route itself goes back for centuries. See photos and maps. Read More

• Southbound I-35 closures, lane reductions planned in Austin

  • Texas
  • Southbound

  • source: Bing
  • 48 views
  • Jul 24, 2026 6:27pm
  TxDOT will fully close southbound I-35 near Riverside Drive Sunday night and reduce traffic to one lane on multiple nights next week as part of the Capital Express Central project. Read More

• A third death has been confirmed from catastrophic Texas floods, governor says

  • Texas
  • Flood St

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Jul 24, 2026 12:29pm
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday that a third person has been confirmed killed by catastrophic floods this month that prompted more than 500 rescues, damaged homes and ... Read More

• Southbound US Highway 183 toll lanes opening in northwest Austin

  • Texas
  • Austin
  • US 183

  • source: Bing
  • 32 views
  • Jul 23, 2026 2:04pm
  183

  Saturday morning, drivers in northwest Austin can be the first to use the new toll lanes on southbound U.S. Highway 183. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority has been working on the 183 North ... Read More

• 'Close call,' Austin man got stuck as I-35 flooded in Waco

  • Texas
  • Waco
  • I-35

  • source: Bing
  • 32 views
  • Jul 17, 2026 3:21pm
  35

  As native Austinite Justin Louviere drove home from Plano Sunday night, it started to downpour, and he suddenly saw '?headlights coming [his] way on a one-way service road'? off of Interstate 35 in Waco ... Read More

• PHOTOS: 2026 Texas Hill Country floods

  • Texas
  • 2026

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Jul 16, 2026 08:47am
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Life-threatening floods continue across Texas on Thursday, July 16. Below are several images submitted from KXAN viewers of flooding in multiple areas across the Hill Country and ... Read More