The Texas Department of Transportation will demolish half of the St. Johns Avenue bridge over the I-35 mainlanes this weekend, with the second half of the bridge scheduled for demolition the following weekend. The reconstructed St. Johns Avenue bridge is expected to reopen to traffic late summer 2019, weather permitting.
Beginning Thursday, May 30 at 9 p.m., crews will close the St. Johns Avenue bridge over the I-35 mainlanes for several months. All vehicular traffic on St. Johns Avenue will turn right onto the I-35 frontage roads and utilize the non-signalized U-turns at US 183 or US 290 East to access St. Johns Avenue on the other side of I-35. Bicyclists and pedestrians will still be able to safely cross I-35 at St. Johns Avenue on a temporary walkway restricted to non-vehicular traffic. (Please see attached St. Johns Avenue detour map.)
Beginning Friday, May 31, at 9 p.m. until Monday, June 3, at 5 a.m., drivers on I-35 will see a major traffic shift and lane reductions between Rundberg Lane and US 290 East in both directions of the I-35 mainlanes. New striping and barriers will guide traffic through the shift.
- Northbound impacts:
- Northbound I-35 mainlanes will be reduced to two lanes
- The northbound entrance ramp north of US 290 East will be closed
- The northbound exit ramp to Rundberg Lane just north of US 183 will be closed
- Southbound impacts:
- Southbound I-35 mainlanes will be reduced to two lanes, and shifted east
- The southbound entrance ramp south of Rundberg Lane will be closed
- The southbound US 183 to southbound I-35 flyover will be closed
*Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes, as major delays are expected while traffic is reduced to two lanes in each direction and shifted to the northbound side of I-35.
This is the first of three closures planned for this project in June.
