Congestion Relief – In 1969 I-635 was built to accommodate 180,000 vehicles per day. Today, in the project area, average daily traffic counts exceed 270,000 vehicles. Future corridor traffic demand is estimated to exceed 450,000 vehicles by the year 2020.
I-635 New LBJ – Project Overview from the Texas Department of Transportation What we can expect from the plans outlined is that 635 will have new frontage roads along the entire length of the new construction zone and six new "Managed HOV" lanes.
The hopes are that it will relieve the already heavy congestion of this freeway and pave the way for better Air Quality.
The "LBJ EXPRESS PROJECT TRACKER" of this Spring states that construction has already begun on as of January 2011 and has a anticipated substantial completion date: 2016.
Managed HOV lanes?
Managed lanes are a Tollways that have a reduced price if you meet the normal HOV lane requirements allowing for those who want to pay a option to skip ahead and those who carpool to save while also getting ahead.
TxDOT has been awarded the rights to maintain the new lengths of free/tollway for the next 52 years,
the total cost of the project is $5.7 Billion ( $850 million provided by the federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan)
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