More lanes planned for this stretch of highway between Fort Worth and Burleson
More people are moving to areas south of Fort Worth, and the Texas Department of Transportation wants to accommodate that growth.
Johnson County is expected to grow by 43% in the next 20 years, according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
TxDOT plans to add lanes to Interstate 35W between Interstate 20 and East Renfro Street in Burleson. It is holding a pair of meetings this week to hear from the public.
The plan would expand the highway from three to five northbound lanes and from three to six southbound lanes between Interstate 20 and Everman Parkway. The section between Everman Parkway and East Renfro Street would be five lanes in either direction, according to a TxDOT press release.
Construction is scheduled to start in 2029 and wrap up in 2036. It’s expected to cost $864 million.
A public meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Fort Worth South at 100 Altamesa Blvd.
A virtual meeting will consist of a video presentation, and will be available on the project web page starting at 8 a.m. on Oct. 26.
The public can email their comments to I35WSeg1@txdot.gov, or send written comments to project manager Tejas Soni at TxDOT’s Fort Worth Office at 2501 SW Loop 820.
The department will be collecting comments until Nov. 10.
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