Long-term closure to begin on I-35 frontage road near Riverside Drive

This traffic pattern is expected to remain in place through 2029.

TxDOT officials also said that:

• Drivers on Riverside Drive will use the southbound I-35 frontage road U-turn at Woodland Avenue and take the Riverside Drive bypass lane to access the northbound I-35 frontage road.
• Pedestrians will use the existing west sidewalk on the southbound I-35 frontage road bridge to cross the Colorado River.
• Temporary pedestrian signals have been installed on Riverside Drive at Manlove Street and Edgecliff Terrace to cross Riverside Drive.
• A new Holly Street exit 234A and a north-to-south U-turn at Holly Street are also open.

Some context

The I-35 Capital Express Central Project is a $4.5 billion project slated to bring two nontolled high-occupancy vehicle lanes between Hwy. 290 and Hwy. 71, remove upper decks along I-35, sink sections of the roadway by about 25 feet and widen the corridor with more lanes.