The details
The I-35 Northeast Expansion has been underway since 2022, working to expand approximately 20 miles of the roadway from North Walters Street to FM 1103.
Construction includes the addition of elevated lanes, alongside the expansion of ground-level lanes along parts of the road.
Throughout the construction timeline, ramps and lanes have been regularly closed to allow daytime and nighttime work.
For the Christmas and New Year holidays, construction will be paused on main lanes. Construction will continue behind barriers off the main lanes. Days with no lane closures are as follows:
- Noon on Dec. 23 through 10 p.m. on Dec. 26
- Noon on Dec. 31 through 5 a.m. on Jan. 2
- No construction at all on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1
According to information from the Texas Department of Transportation, October was a landmark month for the I-35 NEX project, as a total of 169 precast concrete bridge beams were installed, representing 4 1/4 of linear bridge beams installed.
Alongside the installation of bridge beams, 35 bridge spans were constructed accounting for nearly a mile of bridge structures.
While work is moving forward on the I-35 NEX project, the construction has an expected completion date of 2027 for the central portion of the project.
Additional information about the project can be found here.
