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TxDOT completes upgrades at I-35 and Parmer Lane in Travis County
TxDOT News
2022-06-22
TxDOT breaks ground on long awaited Oak Hill parkway project
TxDOT News
2021-07-01
TxDOT breaks ground on Parmer Lane improvements, lane closures expected by fall
Community Impact Newspaper
2019-07-24
TxDOT breaks ground on Parmer Lane interchange improvements
CBS News
2019-07-24
Diverging diamond traffic project coming to hectic north Austin intersection
KXAN News
2019-07-24
Ground broken on $24.6M road project in Austin
Patch News
2019-07-24

Projects

The projects listed below are currently under development include but are not limited to:

Map of: I-35 Capital Express Central: US 290 East to US 290 West
Project name:
I-35 Capital Express Central: US 290 East to US 290 West
Timeline:
2024-2033
Cost:
$4,500,000,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Add two non-tolled managed lanes in each direction
Map of: I-35 Capital Express North: SH 45 North to US 290 East
Project name:
I-35 Capital Express North: SH 45 North to US 290 East
Timeline:
2023-2029
Cost:
$606,000,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Add one non-tolled managed lane in each direction
Map of: I-35 Capital Express South: US 290 West to SH 45 Southeast
Project name:
I-35 Capital Express South: US 290 West to SH 45 Southeast
Timeline:
2022-2025
Cost:
$548,000,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Add two non-tolled managed lanes in each direction
Map of: I-35 from US 79 to SH 45 North (southbound)
Project name:
I-35 from US 79 to SH 45 North (southbound)
Timeline:
2022-2023
Cost:
$9,300,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Construct auxiliary lane to remove merging conflicts on the southbound I-35 mainlanes between RM 620 and Hesters Crossing
Map of: I-35: At 51st Street
Project name:
I-35: At 51st Street
Timeline:
2016-2018
Cost:
$19,200,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Added a new roundabout at the southbound I-35 frontage road at I-35, realigned the frontage road
Map of: I-35: At Oltorf Street
Project name:
I-35: At Oltorf Street
Timeline:
2017-2020
Cost:
$51,400,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Reconstructed the I-35 at Oltorf Street intersection
Map of: I-35: At Parmer Lane
Project name:
I-35: At Parmer Lane
Timeline:
2019-2022
Cost:
$33,600,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Construct diverging diamond interchange to alleviate an existing bottleneck at the intersection of FM 734 (Parmer Lane) and I-35
Map of: I-35: Rundberg Lane to US 290 East
Project name:
I-35: Rundberg Lane to US 290 East
Timeline:
2018-2022
Cost:
$199,700,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Add three flyovers at the I-35/US 183 interchange
Improve the existing northbound I-35 to northbound US 183 flyover
Map of: Loop 360 at Courtyard Drive/RM 2222
Project name:
Loop 360 at Courtyard Drive/RM 2222
Timeline:
2023-2025
Cost:
$46,000,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Remove traffic signal at Courtyard Drive and replace with an underpass
Reconstruct the RM 2222 intersection to include a diverging diamond interchange
Map of: Oak Hill Parkway: US 290 from West of FM 1826 to SL 1. SH 71 from US 290 West to Silvermine Dr.
Project name:
Oak Hill Parkway: US 290 from West of FM 1826 to SL 1. SH 71 from US 290 West to Silvermine Dr.
Timeline:
2021-2024
Cost:
$731,000,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Reconstruct 4-lane divided roadway to 6-lane controlled access highway.
Reconstruct the US 290/SH 71 interchange and add flyovers
Map of: Traffic Management System Upgrade: I-35 Capital Area - Bell County Line to Comal County Line
Project name:
Traffic Management System Upgrade: I-35 Capital Area - Bell County Line to Comal County Line
Timeline:
2016-2019
Cost:
$11,500,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Map of: US 183: Metric Blvd. to I-35
Project name:
US 183: Metric Blvd. to I-35
Timeline:
2020-2020
Cost:
$2,300,000
Public benefits:
Driver benefits
Driver benefits include:
Reducing Congestion
Improve Safety and Mobility
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Providing Reliable Travel Time
Lowering Fuel Consumption
Add northbound and southbound auxiliary lanes on US 183 between Metric Boulevard and I-35 flyovers to alleviate bottleneck in this area