The project has been in development since the 1980s and is being completed in five phases:

Phase One

• Widening of West Loop 289 from four to six lanes from 34th Street to Slide Road.
• Rebuilding frontage road system under the main lanes—three lanes on each side.
• Building the 50th Street overpass and extending 50th Street to Frankford.
• Project was completed in July 2006.

Phase Two

• Building the complete freeway from Salem Avenue to Avenue L.
• Building 19th St., Quaker Avenue, Fourth Street and Avenue Q interchanges.
• Construction started in the spring of 2005. Construction is scheduled to be completed in Summer 2009 and cost $131 million.

Phase Three

• Phase 3A includes US 82 main lanes and fly overs at Loop 289.
• Construction on phase 3A started in the spring of 2005. The project was completed in February 2008 and cost $32.7 million.
• Phase 3B includes US 82 from Chicago Avenue to Salem Avenue.
• Project letting date for phase 3B is March 2007. This $39.5 million project will wrap up in early 2010.

Phase Four

• Building the I-27 interchange.
• This $47,756,837 project will begin construction April 1, 2010. Project completion is scheduled for 2012.

Phase Five

• Extending the freeway from one mile past the West Loop to past Wolfforth. Funding for this phase has not been secured and a start date is still to be determined.