Best Southwest Partnership
Mobility Committee Update
Hon. Curtistene S. McCowan, Chair
October 5, 2018
TXDOT Update
Loop 9
• The project is environmentally cleared
• TxDOT has started buying right of way
• The first section between I-35E and I-45 will be a 2-lane 2-way frontage road, with future expansion as traffic warrants
• Construction could begin in mid-2021 and take three years to complete
The Southern Gateway from I-30 to US 67 split & US 67 from IH 35E Split to I-20
• $666 million Texas Clear Lanes project
• Construction began early 2018
• HOV lane closed this spring for the duration of the project
• Work on Beckley, 8th Street and Marsalis bridges under way
• Traffic shifts at the 35E/US 67 split
• Estimated completion: Late 2021
US 67, I-20 to Belt Line
• Work began a year ago on the $59 million and is almost half complete
• Project will widen road from four lanes to six lanes
• Work includes intersection and operational/ramp improvements
• Estimated completion: Fall 2019
Interstate 35E/Lowest Stemmons from IH 30 to Oak Lawn
• $79 million Texas Clear Lanes project
• Project will build direct connect ramps to/from Dallas North Tollway and Woodall Rodgers, with additional connections from Woodall Rodgers to I-30
• Most work being done outside of existing lanes
• Construction began fall 2017
• Project should be complete in fall 2020
Interstate 35E/Waxahachie
• $126.4 Million Project
• Reconstruct and widen from 4 to 6 lanes
• Work began March 2016
• Estimated Completion in spring 2020