Lake Highlands - Lakewood | October 2022

TRANSPORTATION UPDATES TxDOT announces closures for I635 East project The Texas Department of

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Transportation announced various long-term and permanent closures in late August as part of the ongoing $1.74 billion I-635 East project. The eastbound I-635 ramp entrance from Skillman Street is now closed and will be for around a year, TxDOT ocials said. The closest detour to access eastbound I-635 is at the Royal Lane and Miller Road on-ramp. As of mid-August, the westbound I-635 ramp exit at Skillman Street, Exit 16, is being combined with the exit at Royal Lane and Miller Road, Exit 15, further east up the interstate. According to TxDOT ocials, this will be a permanent change. The project’s scope is 11 miles from just east of US 75 to I-30. It will improve what TxDOT ocials call one of the most congested areas in the state. Work includes building a fth lane in each direction of I-635E, reconstructing the existing managed toll lanes and adding frontage roads in each direction.

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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF SEPT. 28. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LHLNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. provements are coming to North Cen- tral Expressway, Mockingbird Lane, Lovers Lane and Greenville Avenue near Lakewood. New trac signals, extended sidewalks, crosswalk improvements and lighting enhance- ments will make streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists, according to city planning documents. Timeline: October 2023-December 2024 Cost: $5.5 million Funding source: 2017 Dallas bond/ North Central Texas Council of Governments Lakewood area pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements Pedestrian and bicycle safety im-

The I635 East project is 11 miles from just east of US 75 to I30 on the northern side of Lake Highlands. It will improve what Texas Department of Transportation ocials call one of the most congested areas in the state. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)

Also part of the project is a revamp of the Skillman Street interchange by simplifying the tangle of roads and building an arched bridge, ocials said. Construction started in 2020 and is expected to last into 2024. Updates and closures can be found at www.635east.com.

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