North Tarrant Express 35W (Segments 3A, 3B and 3C)

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The approximately $1.64 billion North Tarrant Express (NTE) 35W project is the second phase of the North Tarrant Express. The 10.1-mile project included the reconstruction, widening, and addition of tolled managed lanes (TEXpress Lanes) along I-35W in two segments: Segment 3A - stretching 6.5 miles from I-30 in downtown Fort Worth north to I-820 Segment 3B - continuing 3.6 miles from I-820 north to U.S. 81/287 A third segment, Segment 3C, would extend 7.2-miles from U.S. 81/287 north to Eagle Parkway near Fort Worth Alliance Airport. Segment 3C may be added to the project through a change order. Each segment consists of two tolled managed lanes in each direction. In addition, one to two general purpose lanes and new frontage roads could be added to Segment 3A by 2030. On Segments 3B and 3C, additional general purpose lanes, auxiliary lanes or frontage roads are also contemplated by 2030. The NTE 35W has been delivered under a 52-year concession agreement (effective 2009) between TxDOT and NTE Mobility Partners. The private partner designed, built, and financed Segment 3A and will operate and maintain it along with Segment 3B, which was procured under a separate design-bid-build contract. The NTE 35W complements Phase 1 of the NTE, NTE Segments 1 and 2W, which opened to traffic in October 2014 after a four-year construction period under a separate concession agreement with NTE Mobility Partners. Phase 1 included improvements to 6.4 miles of I-820 (Segment 1) and 6.9 miles of SH 121/SH 183 (Segment 2W).

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