Transportation
BY KATY MCAFEE
TxDOT makes progress on San Marcos I 35 ramp reversals
San Marcos drivers headed southbound on I-35 will continue to notice lane shifts and may need to pivot from their usual exit through at least 2025 as the Texas Department of Transportation continues working on its four-year plan to improve mobility at I-35 and Hwy. 123. What’s happening TxDOT is working on reversing and relocating four ramps along I-35 near Hwy. 123 to help ease tra c backups. Reversing ramps means TxDOT is turning some former entrance ramps into exit ramps and vice versa. TxDOT permanently closed the southbound exit at Hwy. 123 in September while crews worked on building a new one. Drivers looking to exit at Hwy. 123 need to take the CM Allen Parkway exit farther north. The major construction ramp reversals along I-35 can cause some confusion for drivers, said Bradley Wheelis, senior communica- tions o cer for TxDOT.
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The overview The ramp reversals are part of TxDOT’s I-35 mobility project. In addition to the ramp changes, the project will also improve drainage and recon- struct portions of the frontage roads. • Timeline: August 2021-early 2025 • Cost: $107 million • Funding sources: TxDOT, Capital Metropolitan Planning
The intersection at I 35 and Hwy. 123 in San Marcos.
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