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An 18-wheeler struck a downtown I-35 overpass near 11th and 12th on Friday and closed lanes for over six hours. I wrote the bridge a get-well note from the frontage road, where I'm still idling.
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A sound bath on South Congress runs $45. The Texas U-turn under I-35 is free, takes eleven minutes, and teaches more about letting go than anything with a gong.
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A new series on the I-35 rebuild opens with five mornings of commute notes from the frontage road, where every exit is closed and every lane is temporary.
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Austin painted over Crosswalk on the Lake, its last piece of roadway art, after TxDOT said no exceptions. Here's a pedestrian's guide to the state-approved street, now with zero feelings per square foot.
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