LBJ Express Project

What to Expect Over the Next Couple of Months on LBJ

ALL BYPASS LANES AND FRONTAGE ROADS ON I-635 BETWEEN JOSEY AND MIDWAY WILL BE OPEN BY THANKSGIVING 2013.
Over the coming weeks, drivers will witness innovative efforts of project planners to increase local mobility for adjacent...Read more

LBJ EXPRESS PROJECT REACHES THE HALFWAY MARK

The LBJ Express project has officially reached the halfway mark, offering North Texas drivers and businesses a renewed sense of hope that the transformation of a busy 13-mile stretch of I-635 and I-35E is just...Read more

UPCOMING LBJ EXPRESS CONSTRUCTION: Week of May 20th – 26th

UPCOMING WORK: Segment 1 - I-35 + Luna to Josey
FUTURE CONSTRUCTION AND CLOSURES

Upcoming Work:

Northbound daily closure of multiple lanes at Northwest Highway.
Southbound nightly Royal Lane entrance ramp closure on May 23rd, 24th and 28th.
Southbound ...Read more

Construction Progress – Aerial Photos

Aerial construction photos taken on April 14, 2013

MAJOR WORK ALONG MARSH, MIDWAY AND THE DNT

The LBJ Express team will be installing beams along westbound LBJ between Marsh and Midway, as well as performing a deck pour along the Dallas North Tollway and LBJ intersection.

These operations will require overnight closures...Read more

Chip Waggoner with Fox 4 News speaks about the LBJ Express Project

Chip Waggoner with Fox 4 News speaks about the LBJ Express ProjectRead more

Keeping score? Check out the LBJ Express Project Tracker

Each quarter, TxDOT and the developer for the LBJ Express Project put out a two-page project tracker that updates the general public on the construction progress.

To access the TxDOT Spring 2013 Project Tracker, go to...Read more

National Workzone Safety Awareness Week

"Each year in April, National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is held to bring national attention to motorist and worker safety and mobility issues in work zones. Since 1999, FHWA has worked with the American...Read more

May 20

LBJ Express Hosts Local Elected Officials

On Friday, May 17^th, the LBJ Express Project leadership team from Trinity Infrastructure LLC and LBJ Infrastructure Group, LLC, along with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), hosted a contingency of local elected officials for a briefing on the LBJ Express Project as it reached the halfway mark.

The briefing was part of the ongoing communication effort by the LBJ Express Project team to ensure key stakeholders are aware of progress and upcoming construction plans. The forum allowed the officials to learn about upcoming designs and construction prior to the public announcement, as well as to ask questions about what drivers will experience over the next few months so they can help communicate that information to their constituents.

The LBJ Express Project team and TXDOT briefed some two dozen attendees, including local elected officials from Dallas County and surrounding cities, as well as staff members from the offices of area state and federal lawmakers.

TxDOT’s Bill Hale addresses the crowd

Project leadership team

May 17

What to Expect Over the Next Couple of Months on LBJ

ALL BYPASS LANES AND FRONTAGE ROADS ON I-635 BETWEEN JOSEY AND MIDWAY WILL BE OPEN BY THANKSGIVING 2013.

Over the coming weeks, drivers will witness innovative efforts of project planners to increase local mobility for adjacent businesses and motorist by ramping up construction of bypass lanes and frontage roads in many areas between the Dallas North Tollway and I-35.

WHY?

By taking advantage of lower summertime traffic volumes it will allow for the opening of the new continuous frontage roads and all the bypass lanes this year rather than the end of 2015.
Providing improved incident responses in the corridor and increasing local mobility for adjacent businesses and the traveling public.

HOW?

One main lane in each direction of LBJ between I-35 and the Dallas North Tollway (DNT) will be utilized to construct bypass lanes 2 years earlier than planned.
Upcoming Configuration – 3 lanes with 10’ shoulders and longer ramps, in most areas, providing emergency vehicle access for incident responses.

BENEFITS

DURATION?

The 3 lane configuration will be in place until the end of the project, however as progress is made new pavement will open.

CONSTRUCTION GOALS

Construction Goals

MAP OF UPCOMING OPERATIONS IN PLACE BY THANKSGIVING

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS OPEN BY THANKSGIVING

Note: A bypass lane is an auxiliary lane that allows drivers to bypass signals at major intersections. They allow for the continuous flow of traffic along the frontage road.