My35 Waco South

I-35 Waco South

S Loop 340 to 12th Street - Waco, Texas

Overview

I-35 serves as a major north/south thoroughfare and is a critical roadway for delivering goods, services, and people into the Waco region and across the state. The I-35 Waco South construction project is part of the larger My35 effort to improve safety and mobility along the I-35 from Laredo to Gainesville.

Construction for the I-35 Waco South project will tie into the completed My35 Waco construction project at 12th Street and carry improvements through the area to S Loop 340.

Need and purpose

• Improve safety and mobility
• Reduce congestion and increase traffic capacity
• Improve accessibility for multi-modal transportation options

Project description

The I-35 Waco South project will upgrade approximately three miles of I-35 mainlanes and frontage roads from S Loop 340 to 12th Street. Utility and drainage upgrades will be made along the corridor, and other improvements include:

• Reconstructing and widening mainlanes from six lanes to eight lanes (four lanes in each direction)
• Reconstructing overpasses and frontage roads, extending frontage roads where discontinuous, re-aligning ramps and adding sidewalks
• Updating access roads and access points from local streets, on-and-off ramp configuration and placement, build new bridges and improve traffic control
• Construct an innovative Diverging Diamond Intersection at I-35 and Valley Mills Drive
• Realign ramps and add sidewalks

Schedule

• Late 2024: James Construction Group, LLC selected as contractor
• Early 2025: Behind the Build Open House on Wednesday, Feb. 12
• Early 2025: Construction Began on Monday, Feb. 24
• Early 2029: Construction anticipated to be Completed

Funding

• Construction is estimated to cost $250M

Downloads

• Open House Exhibit Boards
• Fact Sheet
• Diamond Diverging Intersection Map
• Project Location Map
• Schematic

News releases

• Friday, Feb. 21, 2025