TRAFFIC ALERT: Weekly Traffic, Road Construction Update For IH-35
While construction is tough on everyone, TxDOT is trying to do everything it can to minimize disruptions. TxDOT knows you’ve got to get where you need to go.
I-35 FROM STASSNEY LANE TO WILLIAM CANNON DRIVE
The project will reconstruct the bridge structures at Stassney Lane and William Cannon Drive, as well as the frontage road bridge over Williamson Creek.
New U-turn bridges will be added in both directions at Stassney Lane and William Cannon Drive, and the I-35 mainlanes will be widened to incorporate shoulders and extended entrance/exit lanes to allow for better merging. Bicycle and pedestrian enhancements are also being made, and new safety lighting is being installed. Click here to view the I-35 from Stassney Lane to William Cannon Drive Smart Work Zone Traffic Camera.
PROJECT ACTIVITY
Closures are weather permitting and updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- Southbound I-35 frontage road right lane closed between Battle Bend Blvd & Stassney Ln 9 a.m. Monday, June 5 to 3 p.m. Monday, June 5
- Southbound I-35 right lane closed between William Cannon Dr & Chaparral Rd Daily 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday, June 5 through Thursday, June 8
- Southbound I-35 frontage road lane closed between Stassney Ln & William Cannon Dr 8 p.m. Monday, June 5 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 6
- Alternating southbound lanes closed between US 290/SH 71 & Slaughter Ln 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 6 to 6 a.m. Wednesday, June 7
CONSTRUCTION PHASING
- Phase 1: (currently in this phase)
° Pave inside median area
° Construct extended entrance/exit lanes
° Widen mainlanes and add shoulders
° Build U-turn bridges at Stassney Lane and William Cannon Drive
- Phase 2:
° Construct new Stassney Lane bridge
- Phase 3:
° Construct new William Cannon Drive bridge
° Final paving operations
FUNDING:
- Construction cost: $78.8 million (State Proposition 1)
SCHEDULE
- Construction start: July 2016
- Anticipated construction completion: Winter 2019/2020, weather permitting
CONTRACTOR
- OHL, USA, Inc.
I-35 AT OLTORF STREET
Improvements include the reconstruction of the Oltorf Street bridge, improving entrance/exit ramps and frontage roads, constructing new extended entrance/exit lanes for mainlanes and ramps, and adding U-turns in both directions at Oltorf Street. Bicycle and pedestrian enhancements will also be made along the I-35 frontage roads in each direction within the project limits.
PROJECT ACTIVITY
Closures are weather permitting and updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- Northbound I-35 reduced to one lane between Woodward St & Woodland Ave.
- The entrance ramp from Woodward St closed nightly from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday, June 4 through Wednesday, June 7.
- Southbound I-35 frontage road right lane closed between Algarita Ave to Oltorf St 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 6 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 6 Northbound I-35 Woodland Ave exit #232B closed Until June 2017.
CONSTRUCTION PHASING
- Phase 1: (currently in this phase)
° Widen northbound and southbound I-35 mainlanes for extended entrance/exit lanes
° Begin northbound frontage road and Oltorf Street entrance ramp improvements
- Phase 2:
°Reconstruct Oltorf Street bridge and add new U-turns
- Phase 3:
° Construct southbound entrance and exit ramps south of Oltorf Street
° Southbound frontage road improvements
- Phase 4:
° Construct southbound entrance ramp north of Oltorf Street
° Complete frontage road construction
° Final paving operations
FUNDING
- Construction cost: $42.6 million (Congestion Relief Initiative)
SCHEDULE
- Construction start: February 2017
- Anticipated construction completion: Winter 2019/2020, weather permitting
CONTRACTOR: OHL, USA, Inc.
I-35 AT FM 3406
The intersection of FM 3406 and the I-35 frontage roads are being improved, and the FM 3406 bridge over I-35 is being reconstructed.
PROJECT ACTIVITY
Closures are weather permitting and updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- Southbound I-35 reduced to one lane under FM 3406 bridge
- Nightly from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday, June 4 until Wednesday, June 7
FUNDING
- Construction cost: $12.4 million
SCHEDULE
- Construction start: March 2017
- Anticipated construction completion: Spring 2019, weather permitting
CONTRACTOR: Flatiron Constructors Inc.
I-35 FROM US 79 TO SH 45 NORTH
New braided ramps (where one ramp crosses over the other) are being constructed along the northbound I-35 mainlanes between Hester’s Crossing and RM 620 to eliminate merging conflicts.
The northbound and southbound intersections of US 79 and the I-35 frontage roads are also being reconstructed to add a third left-turn for westbound US 79.
PROJECT ACTIVITY
Closures are weather permitting and updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- Southbound I-35 right lane closed at various locations between Howard Ln & Rundberg Ln. Various exits will also close nightly from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday, June 4 through Wednesday, June 7.
- Northbound I-35 right lane closed past The Lakes Blvd daily 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 9.
- I-35 exit ramps in both directions on SH 45N will close. Use previous ramps and follow frontage road to reach I-35. Nightly closures from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday, June 4 through Monday June 5.
- Various northbound I-35 lane closures between SH 45 & RM 620. The entrance ramp from Hesters Crossing Rd will close. A new temporary ramp will open Thursday morning from 9 p.m. Sunday, June 4 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 5.
CONSTRUCTION PHASING
- Phase 1: (currently in this phase)
° Improving US 79/I-35 intersection
°Constructing temporary entrance/exit ramps at RM 620 and Hester’s Crossing
°Constructing new braided ramps between SH 45N and RM 620
- Phase 2:
° Tying new ramps into I-35 mainlanes
- Phase 3:
° Final paving
FUNDING
- Construction cost: $28.1 million (State Proposition 1)
SCHEDULE
- Construction start: July 2016
- Anticipated construction completion: Spring 2019, weather permitting
CONTRACTOR: Capital Excavation Company
My I35 Traffic Alerts are provided by Central Texas Regional Mobile Authority (CTRMA) & TxDOT.
