Sunday
night, September 29, crews working for the Texas Department of Transportation
will close the northbound I-35 exit to FM 3009 in Schertz for three weeks to
rebuild the exit ramps and finish work on the frontage road.
Traffic
will use the Schertz Parkway exit and follow the frontage road to reach FM
3009. The closure is tied to a milestone allowing the contractor just three
weeks to finish work while rewarding efforts to reopen the ramp early.
Crews
are rebuilding the exit to better align with the new entrance ramp from FM
1518. An additional lane will be added to the exit. Work on the north-to-south
turnaround should also be completed, opening the lanes of the northbound
frontage road closed to accommodate the improvements at the busy intersection.
This
closure represents the second major milestone on the project. The first major
milestone is the construction of the braided exit ramp on northbound I-35 to
Forum Parkway, serving the major shopping center of the metro area’s northeast
side. In order to accomplish that work, earlier this month crews closed the
ramp from Loop 1604 onto northbound I-35. That closure has been extended into
November – initially crews planned to reopen the ramp mid-October – to expedite
the completion of the Forum Parkway exit ramp.
Weather
permitting, the Forum Parkway exit ramp should be done in time for the holiday
shopping season.
