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Ninth Mobility35 project breaks ground in Austin
Construction is officially underway on a project to reconstruct portions of I-35 in Central
Austin. The project, which runs from Rundberg Lane to U.S. 290, also involves improvements at the
U.S. 183 interchange. This past January, TxDOT hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off
work on that interchange. State and local officials joined TxDOT to commemorate the start of
construction, including Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce Bugg Jr., State Rep.
Celia Israel and Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillion.
The project includes the addition of three new flyovers at the I-35 and U.S. 183 interchange.
Improvements also include the reconstruction of the northbound I-35 to northbound U.S. 183 flyover
and St. Johns Avenue bridge. The project will also add extended entrance and exit lanes, reconfigure
and improve ramps and shoulders, add intersection bypass lanes at St. Johns Avenue and provide
bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.
"This project, along with others we're doing across the state, are part of Gov. Abbott's directive to
the Transportation Commission to ease traffic jams in our major cities," said Chairman Bugg. "It is
the reason the Texas Clear Lanes initiative was created: to tackle congestion and cut commute times,
using these Texas voter-approved funds for non-tolled transportation solutions."
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eSouthern Gateway Corridor construction underway
A $666 million expansion project in southern Dallas is underway! TxDOT officials and state and
local leaders kicked off construction on the Southern Gateway corridor earlier this year. It marked
the beginning of a four-year effort to rebuild and widen I-35 East and U.S. 67 in southern Dallas County.
The project is part of the Texas Clear Lanes initiative to ease traffic jams in major metropolitan
areas. It should be completed by late 2021. It will widen I-35 East to five lanes, with two reversible,
toll-free express lanes. U.S. 67 will get a third lane in each direction from I-35 East to I-20. Its existing
HOV lane will be rebuilt to become one reversible express lane.
The ceremonial groundbreaking included Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce
Bugg Jr., serving as host. Among the luminaries were State Sen. Royce West, Dallas County Judge Clay
Jenkins and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
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TxDOTphoto year: (from left) TxDOT Chief
Engineer Bill Hale; TxDOT
Deputy Executive Director
Marc Williams; Clay Jenkins,
Dallas County Judge; State Rep.
Rafael Anchia; Amanda Moreno,
DART Board Member; Texas
Transportation Commission
Chairman J. Bruce Bugg Jr.;
Royce West, state senator;
Dallas District Engineer
Kelly Selman; Rob Franke,
mayor of Cedar Hill;
Dan Stoppenhagen,
vice president of Fluor; and
Michael Morris, director
of transportation for the
North Central Texas Council
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