MAJOR TRAFFIC ALERT:
New Ramp Location:
- The new southbound I-635 direct connector ramp to eastbound I-30 will open to motorists early 2022 – (Rescheduled date TBD)
- The access point for this new ramp will be located further north, closer to Galloway Avenue.
- Drivers must remain in the right lane along southbound I-635 prior to Galloway Avenue to access the new ramp.
- Follow signs for Exit 8B toward Texarkana.
Click Here for Detour Exhibit or View Video Below:
Long-Term/Continuous Closures
- I-30 HOV LANES: High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes between Jim Miller Road and Northwest Drive
WWThe eastbound I-30 HOV entrance at Jim Miller Road
WWThe westbound I-30 HOV entrance at Northwest Drive
Date(s) closed: Monday, June 29, 2020 until the end of the project
Detour: Eastbound drivers on the I-30 HOV lanes will be required to exit at Jim Miller Road. Westbound drivers that want to use the I-30 HOV lanes must now use the entrance at Jim Miller Road
w - RAMP: Eastbound I-635 exit to Northwest Highway (Exit 11B)
Date(s) closed: Beginning Monday, July 19, 2021 (temporary/long-term closure)
Detour: Click here for detour map
NOTE: This closure is needed to facilitate bridge and ramp construction at the Northwest Hwy. intersection. The ramp will reopen when construction is complete. Estimated construction duration: 2-3 years.
ww - FRONTAGE ROAD: All lanes along the southbound I-635 frontage road between the eastbound I-30 frontage road and Town East Boulevard. This closure includes Driftwood Drive at the southbound I-635 frontage road.
Date(s) and Times closed: Friday, Sept. 10, 2021
Detour: Click here for detour map
NOTE: This closure will last up to one year.
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Permanent Closures
- CITY STREET: Estate Lane between Plano Road and Walnut Hill Lane transitioned from a two-way directional traffic movement to an eastbound-only section of the eastbound I-635 frontage road
Date(s) closed: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021
Detour: Click here for detour map
NOTE: This shift will be a permanent change as part of the 635 East Project. Eastbound Estate Lane between Plano Road and Walnut Hill Lane will become part of the permanent eastbound I-635 frontage road. Westbound traffic will now utilize Walnut Hill Lane, Mapleridge Drive and Plano Road to get around the closure.
df - U-TURN LANE: U-turn lane from the eastbound I-635 frontage road to the westbound I-635 frontage road (between Jupiter Road and Garland Road)
Date(s) closed: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020
Detour: Click here for detour map
NOTE: As part of the project, a new U-turn will eventually be built further east, closer to Garland Road that will facilitate the traffic movement from the eastbound I-635 frontage road to the westbound I-635 frontage road. A new connector at McCree Road on the north side of I-635 will also be built to facilitate the right-turn access to McCree from the westbound I-635 frontage road.
df - RAMP: Eastbound I-30 exit to Northwest Drive
Date(s) closed: Sunday, Aug. 20, 2020
Detour: Click here for detour map
NOTE: A new exit ramp will be constructed as part of the project that will eventually serve both Galloway Avenue and Northwest Drive intersections, in replacement of the old eastbound I-30 exit to Northwest Drive. The location of the future ramp will be further west, at the I-30 the interchange.
df - RAMP: Westbound I-30 entrance from Northwest Drive
Date(s) closed: Sunday, Aug. 20, 2020
Detour: Click here for detour map
NOTE: A new entrance ramp will be constructed as part of the project that will allow access from Northwest Drive onto the westbound I-30 mainlanes. The location of the future entrance ramp will be further west, at the I-30 interchange.
ww - I-635 HOV LANES: High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)/Express Managed Toll Lanes between lanes between US 75 and I-30
Date(s) closed: Monday, April 27, 2020 until the end of the project
Detour: Drivers traveling eastbound on the LBJ TEXpress Lanes (I-35E to US 75) are now required to exit onto the mainlanes after US 75. For more information, Click Here.
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Scheduled closures are subject to weather conditions and other unforeseen circumstances.