Well, I don't know if the Corridor is dead or not. I do know that I-35 is just about dead as is and has become a virtual parking lot during peak periods. But, we Texans gotta have a meeting of minds and decide to do something for sure. The Corridor is one option. Another is to bring another north south interstate such as I-25 on down to the border. But, the good folks of the Trans-Pacos/Davis Mountains area don't seem to be very enthusiastic about having their karma disrupted with an interstate running through that area. Soooo, what to do?
Well, here's an idea - TxDOT can stop trying not to do their job by outsourcing all new road construction to toll roads and get back to the job of building, maintaining and upgrading the roads in Texas. Instead of lobbying for toll roads and using taxpayer funds to buy advertising pushing toll roads, they could actually get back to the work of their actual charter.
There's a reason that KSAT declared TxDOT dead - they don't want to do their jobs!
My sister in law takes about 3 and a half hours to get to Dallas from Austin and that is during rush hour. I have driven to Austin at 10:00 and had bridge beams being put up and traffic re routed to the frontage road and it takes 6 hours.
How about high-speed rail? Elevated at that.
We are still talking about moving product, Right?