I-35, I-535, Hwy 53 Twin Ports Interchange

About this project

Once completed, this project will enhance safety by eliminating blind merges and left exits, replace aging infrastructure, and better accommodate freight movements through the interchanges next to the Clure Public Terminal.

Summary of work

Reconstruct I-35/I-535/Hwy 53 interchange to improve safety by:

• Providing a new conventional design
• Relocating all exits and entrances to the right side of the roadway
• Improving merging sight distance and eliminating merge conflicts
• Eliminating weaving problems near the interchange
• Providing lane continuity for through I-35 traffic

Traffic impacts and detour maps

Current and upcoming traffic impacts

Detour Maps

Time-lapse camera

We have installed two time-lapse cameras: One focused on the 27th Avenue West bridge project and one from Garfield Avenue. The camera posts an updated photo every two minutes. Click on the photos to enlarge and zoom in on the project. At different points throughout the project, we will collect the photos and create a video.

Thank you to Lamar for the use of their billboard at the 27th Avenue West bridge.

Animation video

See what the freeway will look like when completed from a motorist’s view heading north on I-35 through the Twin Ports Interchange area, then heading to southbound I-35 from I-535, or the Blatnik Bridge, through the Twin Ports Interchange area.

Project update meetings

• Learn more about the public meetings for this project, including the time, date and place of the next meeting.

Freight connection

This project will provide direct access for overweight permitted loads.

Interchange traffic count:

• Average annual daily traffic – 80,000
• Heavy commercial average annual daily traffic – 5,320

Provides first- and last-mile connection to the Clure Public Terminal, an intermodal facility with highway, rail and waterway freight connections