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Everything you need to know about the I-35 expansion

Everything you need to know about the I-35 expansion

The overhaul of I-35 in Austin will cost more than $5 billion, displace over 100 homes and businesses, and take about a decade to complete. Love it or hate it, the expansion will ripple through the entire city — impacting drivers, pedestrians and even the city’s beloved bats.

Buckle up.
A rendering of a deck installed over Interstate 35 between Fourth and Seventh Streets. This highway park would have live music venues and feed off the nightlife buzz of Sixth Street and the Red River area.
Austin City Council is being asked to choose deck locations by May with less cost certainty — or wait and face higher prices.
A drone shot of the upper decks of I-35 with the Austin skyline in the background. It's a clear day and with vehicles on the road and the highway stretching towards the horizon.
An in-depth walkthrough of what TxDOT plans to do along I-35 from Ben White Boulevard to U.S. 290 East.
A six-year effort to expand I-35 from U.S. 290 East in Austin just past Travis County's northern border will add 23 miles of lanes to the 11.5-mile stretch of highway.
A walkthrough of TxDOT's on-road plans along the 11.5 miles of I-35 from US 290 East to SH 45 North.
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