My35 Central Texas Newsletter: September 2022

New and Improved

The completion of the I-35 Waco Project is right around the corner. TxDOT expects to finish the section in November 2022, offering I-35 travelers one more reason to celebrate this holiday season, says Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Research Engineer John Habermann. Habermann is the mobility coordinator who liaisons between TxDOT and the local community to lessen the impact of construction. "From a shift in how folks choose to travel to a worldwide pandemic, there was ample opportunity for something to go wrong on this project," he says. "But almost everything went better than we could have hoped." | Read More

Construction Updates

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

Access this section's project map (schematic).

Milestones

• Switched all northbound mainlane traffic onto new pavement through the whole project.
• Opened all entrance and exit ramps.
• Switched westbound US 84 / Waco Drive to new pavement.
• Paved and opened 2nd Street off the southbound frontage road.
• Switched traffic to new pavement on Business 77.

Down the Road

• Continue to open the following sections of the northbound frontage road:
• 11th/12th Street area.
• North of University Parks Drive.
• North of US 84.
• Continue sidewalk and driveway construction for the northbound and southbound frontage roads from Behrens Circle to 12th Street.
• Finish paving Hogan Lane east of the northbound frontage road.
• Continue setting the northbound and southbound retaining wall between US 84 and Behrens Circle.
• Continue the east-end headwall and riprap construction of Culvert 5 (Waco Creek).
• Continue paving intersections at 4th/5th Streets and 11th/12th Streets.
• Continue cross-street paving of the westside of University Parks Drive.
• Continue drilled shaft installation for new traffic signals.
• Continue installation of new signal hardware including pedestrian crossing signals.
• Continue landscaping/flat work at multiple interchanges.
• Install pedestrian barrier between Behrens Circle and Loop 340.
• Complete retaining walls at the Brazos River.
• Complete side streets/driveways at:
• The northbound frontage road/east side.
• Two driveways for the Exxon station along 5th Street.
• The driveway for the Baylor welcome center.
• Price Street.
• Oak Street at Forrest Street.
• Taylor Street along BUS 77.
• Driveway adjacent to Taylor Street and BUS 77.
• TxDOT driveway BUS 77.
• Boston and Brame.
• Parrish Street tie-in.
• Hogan Lane.

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

Milestones

• Switched northbound I-35E traffic onto the new concrete pavement for Phase 4.
• Completed the I-35E southbound exit to US 77.
• Temporarily closed the northbound exit and entrance ramps at FM 934.
• Established permanent vegetation and soil stabilization.

Down the Road

• Ongoing construction of the northbound mainlanes, including earthwork, culverts, retaining walls, paving, and bridge construction at White Rock Creek.
• Complete concrete paving on FM 2959 and FM 934.
• Complete the construction of the northbound exit and entrance ramps at FM 934 and reopen to traffic.

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