Will I-35 expansion fix historic segregation in Austin?

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Driving through the heart of Austin, a symphony of tires squelching, horns honking and the steady hum of traffic sounds along Interstate 35 most hours of the day. It’s a far cry from what the corridor once was more than 60 years ago – a roadway named East Avenue, an entry point to Austin’s Black community.

Within the Texas Department of Transportation's own I-35 project documents, officials acknowledged the historic "racial divide" of the corridor. TxDOT claimed the...