Austin's new light rail could transform, disrupt this beloved street

South Congress will soon look a whole lot different.

Austin's Light Rail clears key federal review to move project forward

Austin's Light Rail project cleared a key federal review to move the project forward. The environmental review is now ...

Austin Light Rail clears another key federal hurdle, inches toward construction

FTA approval allows Project Connect to advance design and early construction work, even as legal and funding challenges loom.
The Daily Texan

Project Connect receives key approval toward starting light rail construction

The federal government gave a key approval on Jan. 16 to Project Connect, a plan to implement a light rail in Austin, in an ...

Austin light rail project clears federal hurdle as $8B effort moves toward construction

The effort to build light rail in Austin achieved a "major milestone" in its efforts to get federal support for the project.

Austin Light Rail gets federal ‘blessing’ on environmental analysis, pushing project forward

ATP said it’s reached a major milestone for the Austin Light Rail project by receiving a “Record of Decision” from the ...
Mass Transit

FTA issues record of decision for Austin Light Rail’s final environmental impact statement

The record of decision allows ATP to continue in the federal funding process, as well as advance more detailed project work.
Bisnow

Multibillion-Dollar Austin Rail Project Clears Key Review Hurdle

The ambitious rail project has passed a key federal environmental review but still faces opposition among some Texas ...
KXAN

Austin light rail plans moving quickly for a transit project of its magnitude

Austin light rail plans moving quickly for a transit … News / Dec 4, 2025 / 08:04 PM CST ...

Austin leaders receive feedback on project ideas including light rail

Austin leaders held an open house at East Riverside over the weekend to hear feedback on project ideas including a light rail and the former Tokyo Electron campus.