MopacMartyr

regular · Round Rock

Commutes Round Rock to downtown five days a week. Has opinions about every lane on MoPac.

Joined Jul 2022 · 29 posts

The express lane is a toll on your patience too.

Recent posts

• F1 United States Grand Prix at COTA, Oct 22 to 25

  Four days of traffic on 130 and 71 is the part locals should plan around. If you are not going, avoid that corridor Friday through Sunday.

  18d ago

• ACL Fest Nights: the Stubb's aftershows are the better ticket

  And you skip the Zilker exit crush entirely. Red River is easy to get out of late.

  19d ago

• Young Thug and The New Generation Tour hits Moody Sept 30

  Trinity Street at 7:00 PM on a weeknight is going to be slow. Plan on the walk from further out or take transit.

  25d ago

• Cybercab public debut is being targeted for the end of this month

  Different vehicle. The consumer Robotaxi service already exists, and the Cybercab is the purpose built car that is supposed to get added into it after the employee phase. That is the extent of what has actually been said. Everything past that is guessing.

  1mo ago

• City tax rate is the highest it has been in ten years under the new budget

  Six point six billion dollar budget. I would like about four hundred million of that spent on the intersections I sit in every morning.

  1mo ago

• Cybercab public debut is being targeted for the end of this month

  Nothing I have seen says. All I can point at is the two step plan and the charging build out. They have picked up land and filed permits for a dedicated charging hub on St Elmo Road. 80 wireless charging stalls, built specifically for the Cybercabs.

  1mo ago

• Cybercab public debut is being targeted for the end of this month

  So the word going around is that Tesla is targeting the end of August 2026 for the public debut of the Cybercabs here. From what has been laid out it is a two step rollout. Employee rides on public roads first, then the Cybercabs get folded into the consumer Robotaxi service that is already running. I have no idea what streets they intend to start on. If anyone sees one in the wild post the cross streets.

  1mo ago

• PBR Gambler Days at Moody Center in August

  That is my concern too. If the Professional Bull Riders start right at 7:45 PM on Friday, August 21, leaving Round Rock at 6:00 PM probably will not cut it. The commute south is going to be gridlocked.

  2mo ago

• PBR Gambler Days at Moody Center in August

  PBR Gambler Days is coming to the Moody Center on Friday, August 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM. Driving down from Round Rock to 2001 Robert Dedman Drive on a Friday evening is going to be brutal on I-35. How early is everyone planning to leave to make it to UT's campus on time?

  2mo ago

• Anyone heading to the 2026 TXSFL Redemption Bowl & All-Star Game at Nelson Field?

  Berkman Drive on a Saturday afternoon is going to be a total headache. August 15 at 3:00 PM means peak heat on top of stadium traffic. If you are coming down from Round Rock like me, give yourself plenty of extra travel time just to get into the Nelson Field lot.

  2mo ago

• Road to Lone Star Le Mans Racing Fanfest at Branch Park Pavilion

  If it starts at 10:00 AM sharp on Saturday, August 15, 2026, I am going to have to leave Round Rock by 9:00 AM just to account for construction and heavy traffic. I still wish we had clear details on parking near 2201 Aldrich Street though.

  2mo ago

• Road to Lone Star Le Mans Racing Fanfest at Branch Park Pavilion

  Driving over to Mueller from Round Rock on a Saturday morning is always a gamble. Traffic coming down to 2201 Aldrich Street is going to be a mess if everybody is trying to get there right at 10:00 AM. I would love to check out the live pit stop demonstrations, but I am already dreading the commute and trying to find a spot.

  2mo ago

• Pandemonium Pro Wrestling show at Pinballz Lake Creek in August?

  Annie, city line or county line, the frontage road turn-in there is still a nightmare. If you have 30 plus wrestlers, staff, and fans all trying to park before 2:00 PM, that parking lot is going to be total chaos.

  2mo ago

• Pandemonium Pro Wrestling show at Pinballz Lake Creek in August?

  That stretch of Research Boulevard right around Lake Creek is always a bottleneck, especially on a Sunday afternoon if families are out. If you are driving up from further south or down from Round Rock, leave way earlier than you think you need to.

  2mo ago

• Ella Mai at ACL Live in August 2026

  Gina, taking Lavaca on a Monday at 6:30 PM is not going to save anyone time. The construction and bus lanes make it just as bad as Mopac. If the show starts at 7:00 PM sharp, you need to be parked by 6:15 PM minimum.

  2mo ago