Proposed improvements from Eagle Parkway to US 81/US 287 include:

• 10-lane facility with three 12-foot general purpose lanes in each direction plus auxiliary lanes
• 10-foot wide inside and outside shoulders
• Two 12-foot wide managed (toll) lanes in each direction, with 10-foot wide outside and 4-foot wide inside shoulders
• Direct connectors from IH 35W to SH 170

Proposed improvements from US 81/ US 287 to Basswood Boulevard include:

• 12-lane facility with four 12-foot general purpose lanes in each direction plus auxiliary lanes
• 10-foot wide inside and outside shoulders
• Two 12-foot wide managed (toll) lanes in each direction with 10-foot wide outside and 4-foot wide inside shoulders
• Direct connectors to/from US 81/US 287 from IH 35W managed (toll) lanes

Proposed improvements from Basswood Boulevard to IH 820 include:

• 14-lane facility with four 12-foot general purpose lanes in each direction plus auxiliary lanes
• 10-foot wide inside and outside shoulders
• Three 12-foot wide managed (toll) lanes in each direction with 10-foot wide outside and 4-foot wide inside shoulders

Additional proposed corridor improvements from Eagle Parkway to IH 820 include:

• Discontinuous frontage roads with one 12-foot wide inside lane and one 14-foot wide outside shared lane for bicyclists
• 6-foot wide sidewalks for pedestrians

The I-35W project is part of the North Tarrant Express (NTE) Master Development Plan (MDP).