THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) is poised to initiate a transformational project for the city of Austin. TxDOT is preparing for the schematic design and environmental review of an approximately 10-mile reconstruction project of Interstate 35, known as the Capital Express Central Project (I-35 project), through the heart of central downtown Austin. The project will include lowering about three miles of elevated highway through the city center as well as capacity and connectivity improvements to the south and north at the same time as the downtown segment.