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TX-114 construction east of I-35W

Started by missxashlee, October 07, 2024, 10:25:48 PM

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missxashlee

Does anyone have any updates regarding the construction at TX 114 and I-35W? I've not been able to find current plans, the most recent renderings I've seen are from 2022. All of these show a red-light stop at I35 - curious if there are any newer plans for an overpass


MaxConcrete

I'm not aware of any planning in progress for improvements at I-35W and SH 114. The TxDOT 2025 10-year UTP shows nothing for the intersection. This document on the NCTCOG site shows nothing planned for the intersection.

That is surprising because when the new freeway section opens, ending just east of I-35W, the intersection will receive a very heavy volume in the westbound direction.

I'm thinking TxDOT will need to start planning soon for the SH 114 main lanes, and possibly some initial connection ramps.

I seem to recall from the schematic for the current project in construction that the SH 114 main lanes are planned to go below grade, under the frontage roads. Unfortunately I did not save a copy of the schematics so I can't confirm.
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Bobby5280

Just more short-sighted foolishness from various planners and lawmakers. I'm guessing few, if any of those people ever visit the locale around the I-35W/TX-114 interchange. So much stuff has already been built there that a five level stack is fully justified. And more stuff continues to get built. More housing subdivisions. More giant logistics buildings. More restaurants and retailers crammed into the intersection corners. The "deciders" seem totally oblivious to that.

To me it looks like blatant ignorance they can't even extend the thru lanes of a TX-114 freeway a few blocks farther across I-35W to the existing freeway exit at Blue Mound Road. The idea such a thing isn't even in their 10 year plan is extreme idiocy. So many other big highway projects are happening elsewhere around the state. But these corridors on the North and Northwest side of Fort Worth seem to be a very low priority to TX DOT and lawmakers.

If the existing TX-114 configuration between US-287 and I-35W is left as is the road will be an hellish slog to use 10 years from now. It will be like Belt Line Road in Addison. Very very slow. Lots of traffic lights. TX-114 is already getting pretty bad as it is.

missxashlee

I've discovered the TxDot Project Tracker. It does show a section of road under construction to the west of 35. I am not super tech saavy so I'm unsure how to link it. Project Tracker
Maybe that's it?
Anyway, this has had my optimism up for weeks.

Bobby5280

The project listings on the site look pretty vague. It looks like some near term "safety improvements" will be added to TX-114 on West of the Northwest ISD school complex. For all I know that could be more traffic lights, Michigan Lefts, etc. At least there appears to be some acknowledgment they need to eventually upgrade that whole corridor into a freeway.

The only thing helping the TX-114 corridor in the vicinity of Texas Motor Speedway is the ROW is already preserved. But when they finally get around to building a directional stack interchange with I-35W & TX-114 they'll have to buy & clear properties under each flyover ramp. Based on recent patterns they may add ramps one at a time in phases. And it may end up being no more than a partial interchange.



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