July 18, 2024 - TRA Commentary -Sitting in traffic more than usual? You bet you are. And it's only going to get worse.The economic cost of traffic congestion in Texas' major cities continued to climb last year, according to a...

January 20, 2023 - CommunityImpact.com -Each day, between 100,000 and 150,000 vehicles use the section of I-35 between San Antonio and Austin. Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council President Ross Milloy: "I still think that a rail connection between Austin and San Antonio...

April 30, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Railroads are having a tough go with supply chain hiccups across the country and Texas is not immune to the consequences.In a letter to the Surface Transportation Board, Kansas City Southern (KCS) indicated that...

April 15, 2022 - Migchalee Gonzalez, ntdaily.com - As the seasons shift from sporadic ice storms to torrential downpours and tornado watches, one inconvenience is preparing to live on. Whether by snow or rain, as soon as precipitation finds its way...

April 14, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Railroads, like airlines, truckers and maritime providers continue to feel the effects of supply chain hiccups. Union Pacific, not immune to service challenges, notified its customers this week that it will remove up to...

March 8, 2021 - JOC.com - Chassis equipment providers are warning importers, some of whom have been waiting to retrieve their containers for almost a month, that it could be another couple of weeks before cargo flow returns to normal at...

December 3, 2020 -TRA Newswire - It should come as no surprise to anyone who drives I-35 through Austin. The stretch of the interstate from U.S. Highway 290 north to State Highway 71, Ben White Boulevard in the south, has been identified...

May 16, 2019 - freightwaves.com - Rail congestion in regions such as Chicago and Houston may have eased for now, but the railroads will still need to find ways to increase capacity at those busy city locations as the U.S. population...

December 23, 2016 - Houston Chronicle - Dug Begley - Houston-area officials, and especially drivers, have known for years the region's roads are strained and congested, but a panel earlier this month with the county judges of the area's largest suburban...

“The traditional strategy of adding capacity … exacerbates urban congestion problems.” February 1, 2016 - Eric Jaffe - CityLab.com Count new Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner among the growing crowd of local transportation officials wary of road-expansion as a solution to traffic problems....