North Central Austin Edition | October 2022

TxDOT completes I35 flyover project at US 183

RECENTLY COMPLETED

BY KATY MCAFEE

The Texas Department of Transportation completed three yovers between I-35 and US 183. I35 and US 183 yover project

The Texas Department of Trans- portation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 21 celebrating the completion of three yovers on I-35. The three yovers, or overpasses, will ease trac at the I-35 and US 183 interchange. Construction for the project included a southbound I-35 yover to northbound US 183, a southbound I-35 yover to southbound US 183 and a northbound US 183 yover to northbound I-35. Extensive con- struction was also completed at the existing yover from northbound I-35 to northbound US 183 and on the St. Johns Avenue bridge. Construction of the $124.2 million project began in January 2018 and was completed in August. The project was funded by the TxDOT Texas Clear Lanes Congestion Relief Initiative. The project was completed in an eort to address Texas’ most con- gested points. Prior to construction,

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East Riverside Drive improvements In late September, the Corridor Program Oce completed work on East Riverside Drive between Montopolis Drive and SH 71. The safety and mobility improvements include sidewalk and ramp upgrades and bus stop improvements. The next phase of improvements on Riverside includes work at Wickersham Lane, Coriander Drive, Vargas Road and September 2022 Cost: $412,000 Funding source: 2016 Mobility Bond ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF OCT. 11. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT CTANEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Frontier Valley Drive. Timeline: spring 2022-

Completed yover

the I-35 and US 183 interchange was ranked No. 41 out of the 100 most congested points in the state. “The population of Texas has grown by almost the entire state of Oklahoma just in the last decade,” Texas Transportation Commission Chair J. Bruce Bugg Jr. said at the ceremony. “When you have that kind of population growth in Texas ... we have to think about how we create transportation solutions.” Bugg added that while Austin’s

population continues to boom, the capacity of state highways has only grown 19%. “As Central Texas continues to grow, the I-35 and US 183 inter- change is key to moving people and goods throughout the region,” TxDOT Austin District Engineer Tucker Ferguson said in a news release. “The new yovers ensure better connectivity between the highways and signicantly improve mobility for commuters.”

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