My35 Central Texas Newsletter: June 2021

Summer Travel Safety Tips, Updates from I-35 Waco District Team

As the post-pandemic world opens up again and people travel more freely, traffic is increasing, including along Main Street Texas (otherwise known as I-35). Anxious to get out of the house and enjoy summer now that school is out, whole families are hopping in their cars and hitting the road. Just remember, safety is even more critical with increased traffic, so read on for a quick refresher to make sure you arrive alive on I-35. | Read More

Construction Updates

Section 4B: Waco (12th Street to North Loop 340)

Access this section's project map (schematic).

Milestones

• Replaced side-street intersections along the southbound access road between 18th and 11th Streets.
• Shifted traffic onto portions of the new northbound frontage road.
• Shifted traffic onto portions of the new northbound frontage road north of US 84.
• Shifted southbound mainlane traffic onto new pavement north of US 77.
• Shifted northbound mainlane traffic onto new pavement north of US 77.
• Demolished the northbound mainlane bridges over MLK Boulevard, University Parks Drive, 4th/5th Streets, and the Brazos River.

Down the Road

• Begin demolition of the bridges over US77 and the Union Pacific Railroad.
• Continue sidewalk and driveway construction for the northbound and southbound access road from Behrens Circle to 12th Street.
• Begin setting the northbound retaining wall.
• Continue the east- and west-end replacement of Culvert 5 (Waco Creek).
• Continue tying individual inlets to the southbound stormwater trunk line.
• Continue construction of US 84 / Waco Drive on the east side of I-35.
• Continue northbound frontage road paving, side streets, and driveways throughout the project.
• Continue to upgrade utilities specifically at 2nd and 4th Streets at the southbound frontage road.
• Continue removing old pavement from the former northbound main lanes.
• Continue drill shaft operations for new northbound structures after bridge demolitions are complete.
• Start the sound wall on the southbound frontage road.
• Started columns and bent caps at 11th/12th Streets, 4th/5th Streets, University Parks Drive, and MLK Boulevard.
• Finish the northbound frontage road at Bellmead Drive.
• Started paving of interchanges and U-turns at Behrens Circle and other interchanges.
• Start BUS 77 paving this month.

I-35E Expansion (I-35 East/West split to Ellis County line)

Milestones

• Switched southbound I-35E traffic onto the new concrete pavement for entire 8 miles.

Down the Road

• Construct the Phase 3 portion of the southbound mainlanes, including earthwork and culverts.
• Construct the I-35E southbound overpass at I-35W.
• Construct Phase 3 concrete pavement along I-35E.
• Construct bridge rails for the new FM 934 and FM 2959 overpasses.
• Complete concrete paving on FM 934, FM 2959, and related exit and entrance ramps.

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