Major Closures

Full I-30 Mainlane closures:

TRAFFIC ALERT: All lanes along EB & WB I-30 between Gus Thomasson Road and Galloway Avenue closed June 23-25

  • All lanes along eastbound and westbound I-30 between Gus Thomasson Road and Galloway Avenue will be closed nightly beginning Thursday, June 23 through Saturday, June 25.
  • Both eastbound and westbound I-30 drivers will be detoured to the frontage roads to access the next available entrance ramp onto the mainlanes.
  • The scheduled closure times are as follows:
    • Thursday, June 23 (10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day)
    • Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 (10 p.m. to 8 a.m. the next day)

Click the exhibit below for more information.

 

Long-Term/Continuous Closures & Traffic Changes

  • I-30 HOV LANES: High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes between Jim Miller Road and Northwest Drive
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    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
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  • 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.
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  • 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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  • RAMP SHIFT: 
    – Westbound I-30 direct connector to northbound I-635 (Exit 56B)
    – Westbound I-30 direct connector to southbound I-635 (Exit 56C)
    Date(s): Sunday, June 12, 2022
    New Access Point: Click here for exhibit
    Details: Drivers must remain in the two right lanes along westbound I-30 prior to Northwest Drive to access the new traffic movement. Follow signs for Exit 56, keeping left to access northbound I-635 or keeping right to access southbound I-635.

Permanent Closures

  • RAMP: Replacement of the old direct connector ramp access from southbound I-635 to eastbound I-30. New ramp available.
    Date(s) closed: Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022
    Detour: Click here for detour map
    Explanatory Video: Click here for video
    NOTE: This will be a permanent change as part of the 635 East Project.
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  • RAMP: Replacement of the old direct connector ramp access from northbound I-635 to westbound I-30. New ramp available.
    Date(s) closed: Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022
    Detour: Click here for detour map
    NOTE: This will be a permanent change as part of the 635 East Project.
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  • RAMP: Replacement of the old direct connector ramp access from southbound I-635 to westbound I-30. New ramp available.
    Date(s) closed: Sunday, Apr. 3, 2022
    Detour: Click here for detour map
    NOTE: This will be a permanent change as part of the 635 East Project.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.