This project will improve I-35 in Waco from 12th Street to North Loop 340 by improving safety and mobility, adding capacity, incorporating technology, and enhancing aesthetics. Improvements include widening main lanes to four lanes in each direction, improving frontage roads and ramps, reconstructing bridges, improving interchanges, adding U-turns, and improving bicycle and pedestrian access. The […]
Volume 59, Number 1
Planning Makes Perfect — Addressing Construction Issues Before the Project Begins
A common sight on Texas roadways is noise walls and retaining walls. Noise walls, or barriers, are helpful in keeping the sound of a busy highway out of neighborhoods and business districts. Retaining walls reduce the need for a sloped area at grade changes and are used extensively for highway overpasses. Noise walls and retaining […]
Overcoming Barriers: Motorcycle Roadside Safety
Although motorcyclists make up only 3 percent of all registered vehicles, motorcyclists accounted for 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2020 in the United States. As these numbers have risen over the years, several state departments of transportation (DOTs) are taking matters into their own hands to address these related issues. In partnership with […]
Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion of I-35 Waco Project
The I-35 Waco Project is officially complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Nov. 9. The $341 million project finished on budget and ahead of schedule, beating its originally estimated end date by approximately 18 months. The I-35 Waco Project is part of the larger My35 Waco District Construction Plan, begun in 2012, comprised of 17 […]
Spotlight on Caroline Golden: From TTI Intern to Communications Professional
The ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the I-35 Waco Project on Nov. 9 had personal significance for Caroline Golden, who’s done some construction of her own as a result of the project. In 2019, when the project began, Golden was a senior at Baylor University in Waco. Thanks to innate talent, opportunity and a […]
TTI News
Dennis Christiansen Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Dr. Dennis L. Christiansen, P.E., agency director emeritus, was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at a reception and dinner at Traditions Club in Bryan on Sept. 14. During his 50-year career of transportation leadership and innovation, he served in numerous leadership roles over […]
Thinking Transportation Podcasts
Download, listen, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Every other week, we interview a TTI expert or special guest on a wide range of transportation topics and discuss how those topics impact the average person. It Takes a (Big) Village How a community of transportation pros is making mobility better. Episode 46 The Institute […]
The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: Connected Mobility, in All Its Forms, Is Here to Stay
In the world of highway construction, where myriad factors can upend even the most meticulously planned project, there are no sweeter words than “on time and on budget.” That’s the refrain being sung by a chorus of community partners in Waco, Texas, where the massive Interstate 35 reconstruction effort achieved its latest milestone — a […]
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