Plan ahead because TxDOT will be making some big changes to the area around I-35 and 183. Beginning tomorrow morning, TxDOT will implode the northbound I-35 flyover connecting to 183, which means both directions on the I-35 and 183 will be closed, including the mainlanes and service roads between 6am and 8am.
Official statement:
Beginning Saturday, May 8, the Texas Department of Transportation will perform controlled implosions of the northbound I-35 to northbound US 183 flyover. (See demonstration video.) To complete the work, crews will temporarily close both directions of the I-35 and US 183 mainlanes and frontage roads at the I-35/US 183 interchange between the hours of 6 and 8 a.m. This work will occur over the weekends of May 8 and May 15, weather permitting. Traffic will be stopped for approximately 20 minutes at a time.
The existing flyover was built with a steep grade that caused large trucks to slow down and delay traffic. TxDOT is extending the flyover to lower the grade and accommodate a northbound bypass lane for St. John’s Avenue.
While the flyover is closed for reconstruction, northbound I-35 drivers wishing to access northbound US 183 will use the Rundberg Lane exit (#241) and take the non-signalized U-turn at Rundberg Lane to access the newly opened southbound I-35 to northbound US 183 flyover. (See attached detour map and video.)
This work is anticipated to take approximately four months to complete.
Road signs have been placed to alert drivers of the upcoming closures. TxDOT asks the traveling public to be patient and remain aware when traveling through the work zone. To learn more about this project, visit My35Construction.org.
