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CONSTRUCTION ALERT
May 28, 2015
CONTACT:
Tommy Williamson
(817) 914-0543
[email protected]
MAJOR OVERNIGHT WORK ON I-35W BEGINNING MAY 29
FORT WORTH, Texas – Listed below are overnight closures along I-35W occurring Friday, May
29 through Thursday, June 4. Note that all closures are subject to postponement due to
inclement weather.
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There will be overnight closures of the on-ramp to southbound I-35W from Braswell
Drive on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30, 9 p.m. to 10 a.m. nightly, and Sunday,
May 31, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic will be redirected to the next entrance at NE 28 th Street.
All lanes of eastbound and westbound Pharr Street at I-35W will be closed overnight on
Saturday, May 30 from 9 p.m. to 10 a.m. and Sunday, May 31, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
There will be a closure of all lanes of eastbound and westbound Pharr Street at I-35W
from Monday, June 1 through Wednesday, June 3, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly.
There will be overnight closures of the on-ramp to southbound I-35W from Pharr Street
and the off-ramp from northbound I-35W to Pharr Street on Monday, June 1 through
Thursday, June 4, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly for three nights. Southbound traffic will be
redirected to the Gilvin Street entrance; northbound traffic will be redirected to the
Northside Drive/Yucca Avenue exit.
Drivers are encouraged to “Know Before They Go,” and visit www.northtarrantexpress.com for
upcoming closures. To view detour maps, please visit the Alternate Route Map page of our
website. Also, as our lane closures are updated frequently, please visit the Lane Closures page
on our website daily for the most current information. Closures are subject to weather
conditions, and construction activities may be postponed if necessary.
This work is part of the $1.4 billion North Tarrant Express 35W project. This includes a section
that is currently ranked number eight on the state’s most congested roadway list along 6.5
miles of I-35W from north of I-30 to north of I-820 including the I-35W/I-820 interchange in Fort
Worth. The project includes the reconstruction of main lanes and the addition of TEXpress
managed lanes and will be complete in 2018.
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