More closures coming to I-35W, i.e., the road less traveled
In what sounds like a broken record, more on-ramps, off-ramps, connectors and lanes on and around Interstate 35W in north Fort Worth are going to be closed for the next few days as the never-ending reconstruction project continues.
What’s closed
9 p.m. Thursday through 5 a.m. Friday
The on-ramp from Meacham Boulevard to southbound I-35W will be closed and traffic will be directed to Mark IV Parkway.
9 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday
The direct connector from westbound Loop 820 to northbound I-35W will be closed and traffic will be redirected to Farm Road 156.
Tentative: All eastbound and westbound lanes of Meacham Boulevard will be closed at I-35W. Eastbound traffic will be directed to N.E. 28th Street and westbound traffic will be directed to Mark IV Parkway.
9 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday
The connector from Texas 121 to southbound I-35W will be closed from and traffic will be redirected to Carver Avenue.
9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday
All northbound lanes of I-35W north of Meacham Boulevard will be closed and traffic will be directed to U.S. 377.
The connectors from northbound I-35W to eastbound and eastbound Loop 820 will be closed and traffic will be directed to U.S. 377.
More information
Go to www.northtarrantexpress.com, where you can view an Alternate Route Map.
The project
The North Tarrant Express I-35W project is a $1.4 billion effort to modernize the corridor from I-30 near downtown Fort Worth to just north of U.S. 287 near Heritage Trace Parkway. The stretch of freeway is one of the most-congested in Texas, which is not news to anyone who drives it regularly.
The project, which will improve the main lanes and add toll lanes, is scheduled to be completed in 2018.
This story was originally published September 17, 2015 at 10:27 AM with the headline "More closures coming to I-35W, i.e., the road less traveled."