TEXAS STATE EDITION
A Supplement to:
April 3 2016 Vol. I • No. 7
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$1.4B TxDOT Project Aims to Ease Traffic on I-35 Near Dallas By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Belt Line — I-35E at Belt Line looking north.
A major reconstruction project will make a difference for travelers through Denton and Dallas counties in Texas when it is finished. The approximately 30-mi. (48.28 km) project travels through two counties and nine cities, and Phase I will cost $1.4 billion. Construction on this phase started in October 2013, and is currently on schedule to be substantially complete by mid-2017. Funding comes from federal, state and local sources. The construction is being led by AGL Constructors, a joint venture including Archer Western, Granite Construction Incorporated and Lane Construction Company. The 35Express Project reconstructs I-35E between U.S. Highway 380 in Denton County and I-635 in Dallas County. The contract calls for the reconstruction or rehabilitation of more than 75 bridges, adds an 18-mi. (29 km) reversible managed lane system, an additional lane of traffic in each direction between the Sam Rayburn Tollway and U.S. Highway 380, continuous frontage road, and a new southbound bridge across Lewisville Lake. According to the project Web site,
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Beams for the new southbound bridge over Lewisville Lake. AGL Constructors photo
Setting forms at the Belt Line bridge.
see TXDOT page 6
Texas Ports Receive $20M for Road Improvements The Texas Transportation Commission has approved $20 million in funding for road improvements at Texas ports to help ensure their continued contributions to the vitality of the state’s economy. Nine port projects were selected to use just over $10 million in the state funds combined with $5 million from
local and other funding sources. The remaining $10 million in state funds will be considered by the commission at a future meeting for improvements at the Port of Houston. “Texas ports are our gateway to international trade,” said Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. “The facilities in our
ports are crucial and so are the roads and bridges that connect them to the rest of our country. These projects address those links between the ports and our highways, and help maintain our prominence in worldwide commerce.” see PORTS page 18