That's because the Texas Department of Transportation needs to know by month's end how many decks and bridges to account for as it prepares to lower and expand I-35 through Central Austin.

Austin will pay more than $100 million to build foundations for three public amenity decks and two improved crossings atop I-35 in Central Austin, as part of the Texas Department of Transportation's ongoing interstate expansion.

Austin City Council voted Thursday to move forward with committing $104 million to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the roadway elements of “caps and stitches” over