Lady Bird Lake Segment (Holly Street to SH 71/Ben White Boulevard)
I-35 Capital Express Central Project
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Segment overview
The project will add two high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) managed lanes in both directions, reconstruct Lady Bird Lake bridge and build a single-point urban interchange (SPUI) at Riverside Drive. It will enhance safety and connectivity with a pedestrian-only bridge at Woodland Avenue, bike and pedestrian paths along the corridor and will accomodate future Capital Metro routes.
Major impacts/activity
- Eastbound Riverside Drive reduced to one lane between the southbound I-35 frontage road and Travis Heights Boulevard through early 2026, weather permitting.
- Kenwood Avenue at Riverside Drive will be closed through early 2026, weather permitting. Drivers will detour via Travis Heights Boulevard to access East Riverside Drive.
- East Avenue between the southbound I-35 frontage road and Nash Hernandez Senior Road will be closed through early 2026, weather permitting.
Trail impacts/activity
- Beginning October 2025, crews opened a temporary trail detour along the north shore of Lady Bird Lake, just west of I-35. This detour will be in place through 2033.
- Beginning Monday, Sept. 15, the parking lot under the I-35 bridge will be closed through 2033. Pedestrian access will be maintained under the bridge.
Schedule
- Construction start: early 2025
- Anticipated construction completion: 2033, weather permitting
Contractor
- Balfour Beatty Construction