RED ALERT - DOWNTOWN DALLAS - EB & WB I-30 between I-35E and I-45 ALL LANES WILL BE CLOSED continuously from 10 pm on Friday, 1/16 through 5 am on Monday, 1/19, traffic will be detoured to I-45/Woodall Rodgers/I-35E.
Traffic Alert in the Downtown Dallas Canyon
Traffic Alert
A signed detour will be in place to use the SH 366/Woodall Rodgers Freeway as an alternate east-west connection between I-35E and I-45/US 75 during this time. Other alternate routes may result in increased travel distance.
Significant delays can be expected; avoid unnecessary travel in the area if possible. Plan ahead for extra travel time and be alert to slower or stopped traffic.
This same weekend closure and detour is expected to be scheduled again later this month; details will be provided once finalized.
The following traffic impacts are also scheduled as part of this project:
All lanes of Cesar Chavez Boulevard will be closed and detoured at I-30 from 9 p.m. Monday, January 12 through late 2028, weather permitting.
All lanes of Cadiz Street will be closed and detoured at I-30 starting at 9 p.m. Tuesday, January 13. It will be rebuilt on a new alignment and reopen later in the project.
All lanes of Akard Street will be closed and detoured at I-30 from 9 p.m. Tuesday, January 13 through summer 2028, weather permitting.
Good Latimer Expressway will narrow to one lane in each direction from 9 p.m. Tuesday, January 13 through early 2028, weather permitting.
Signed detours will be in place for the closures at Cesar Chavez Blvd., Cadiz St. and Akard Street. Drivers should plan ahead for extra travel time. No pedestrian access is allowed inside the closed work zones.
This is part of the $888 million I-30 Canyon project between the I-35 and I-45 interchanges. Overall completion is expected in late 2030, weather permitting. Future scheduled lane and ramp closures for this project will be posted in www.DriveTexas.org as information becomes available.
For everyone's safety, TxDOT urges drivers to use caution in work zones by setting aside distractions, following posted speed limits and being alert to slower traffic and crews in the area.
For media inquiries, contact TxDOT Public Information Officer Lead Worker Kenna Mitchell at Kenna.Mitchell@txdot.gov or (214) 320-4404.
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