Traffic in the area will be redirected to the next available entrance at Heritage Trace Parkway. While the Basswood entrance remains closed through spring 2021, an additional I-35W access point will be available at Western Center Boulevard, the statement said.
Despite safety guidelines in place due to COVID-19, work continues on the North Tarrant Express project.
The $662 million Phase 3C of the North Tarrant Express will add two northbound and two southbound toll lanes in order to supplement previously completed toll lanes along I-35W between North Tarrant Parkway and downtown Fort Worth.
Once complete, drivers will have additional access to continuous highway and frontage roads along a 7.1-mile stretch of I-35W between North Tarrant Parkway and Eagle Parkway.
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, more than 156,000 drivers use I-35W north of I-30 on a daily basis. TxDOT figures indicate that that number will rise to 315,000 vehicles per day by 2045.
