My35 Central Texas Newsletter: September 2021

Facilitating Pedestrian, Bicyclist Safety during Back-to-School Season

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Construction Updates

Section 4B: Waco (12th Street to North Loop 340)

Access this section's project map (schematic).

Milestones

• Completed side-street intersections along the southbound access road between 18th and 11th Streets.
• Shift traffic onto portions of the new northbound frontage road.
• Completed the removal of old pavement from the former northbound mainlanes.
• Shifted traffic onto portions of the new northbound frontage road north of US 84.
• Shifted southbound mainlane traffic onto new pavement north of US 77.
• Completed the sound wall on the southbound frontage road.
• Demolished the northbound mainlane bridges over MLK Boulevard, University Parks Drive, 4th/5th Streets, US 84, Behrens Circle, and the Brazos River.

Down the Road

• Continue demolition of the bridges over the Union Pacific Railroad.
• Continue sidewalk and driveway construction for the northbound and southbound access road from Behrens Circle to 12th Street.
• Continue setting the northbound retaining wall.
• Continue the east-end replacement of Culvert 5 (Waco Creek).
• Continue tying individual inlets to the southbound stormwater trunk line.
• Continue construction of US 84 / Waco Drive on the east side of I-35.
• Continue northbound frontage road paving, side streets, and driveways throughout the project.
• Continue to upgrade utilities specifically at 2nd Street at the southbound frontage road.
• Continue removing old pavement from the former northbound main lanes.
• Continue drill shaft operations for new northbound structures.
• Continue columns and bent caps at University Parks Drive and MLK Boulevard.
• Continue paving of interchanges and U-turns at Behrens Circle and other interchanges.
• Start BUS 77 paving.
• Begin northbound mainlane paving.
• Begin pouring bridge decks starting at 11th/12th Streets.
• Complete cross-street paving.
• Continue drilled shaft foundations for traffic signals.
• Start drilled shaft foundations for illumination.

I-35E Expansion (I-35 East/West split to Ellis County line)

Milestones

• Completed bridge rails for the new FM 934 and FM 2959 overpasses.

Down the Road

• Construct the Phase 3 portion of the southbound mainlanes, including earthwork and culverts.
• Construct the I-35E southbound overpass at I-35W.
• Construct Phase 3 concrete pavement along I-35E.
• Complete concrete paving on FM 934, FM 2959, and related exit and entrance ramps.

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