Lady Bird Lake Segment (Holly Street to SH 71/Ben White Boulevard)

I-35 Capital Express Central Project

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What to expect

Lane closure information

Segment overview

The project will add two high-occupancy-vehicle managed lanes in both directions, reconstruct Lady Bird Lake bridge and build a single-point urban interchange 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 accommodate future City light rail.

Major impacts/activity

East Avenue under the I-35 Lady Bird Lake bridge will be closed through late 2026.
Traffic on the southbound I-35 frontage road just north of Riverside Drive will shift through 2029. Drivers on the southbound I-35 frontage road will use the Riverside Drive bypass lane to continue south on the frontage road. A new temporary signal on the southbound I-35 frontage road will allow drivers to access eastbound and westbound Riverside Drive.

This is a moderately complex navigation and traffic‑movement map of access changes at the northbound I-35 frontage road just north of Riverside Drive as part of the I‑35 Capital Express Central project. The map covers I‑35 between Woodland Avenue and Holly Street and shows Riverside Drive, the I‑35 mainlanes and frontage roads, and detour routing northbound frontage road traffic to a Riverside Drive bypass lane on the mainlane bridge to continue north. Northbound frontage road traffic across the Lady Bird Lake bridge will be closed. The legend indicates the northbound I-35 frontage road access and pedestrian access. The map shows that the northbound I-35 frontage road is closed to through traffic at Riverside Drive. Woodland Avenue is closed to through traffic under I‑35; drivers traveling northbound on the frontage road will need to use a new Riverside Drive bypass; drivers traveling eastbound or westbound on Riverside Drive must use the southbound I-35 frontage road and U-turn at Woodland Avenue and take the bypass lane; For any questions, assistance, or more information, please contact c a p i t a l e x p r e s s c e n t r a l @ t x d o t .gov. Preliminary, subject to change.

Access to the northbound I-35 frontage road just north of Riverside Drive will be closed through 2029. Drivers on the northbound I-35 frontage road will use the Riverside Drive bypass lane to continue north on the frontage road. Drivers on Riverside Drive will use the southbound I-35 frontage road to U-turn at Woodland Avenue and take the Riverside Drive bypass lane to access the northbound I-35 frontage road.

Map: CapEx Central Lady Bird Lake Bridge: Northbound I-35 Frontage Road Access Change. This is a moderately complex navigation and traffic‑movement map of access changes at the northbound I-35 frontage road just north of Riverside Drive as part of the I‑35 Capital Express Central project. The map covers I‑35 between Woodland Avenue and Holly Street and shows Riverside Drive, the I‑35 mainlanes and frontage roads, and detour routing northbound frontage road traffic to a Riverside Drive bypass lane to continue north. Northbound frontage road traffic across the Lady Bird Lake bridge will be reduced to one lane. The legend indicates the northbound I-35 frontage road access and pedestrian access. The map shows that the northbound I-35 frontage road is closed to through traffic at Riverside Drive. Woodland Avenue is closed to through traffic under I‑35; drivers traveling northbound on the frontage road will need to use a new Riverside Drive bypass; drivers traveling eastbound or westbound on Riverside Drive must use the southbound I-35 frontage road and U-turn at Woodland Avenue and take the bypass lane; pedestrians crossing I‑35 at Riverside Drive can use new temporary pedestrian signals; pedestrians crossing Lady Bird Lake can use the west pedestrian sidewalk on the southbound I-35 frontage road bridge; pedestrians crossing I-35 at Riverside Drive can use the south sidewalk. For any questions, assistance, or more information, please contact c a p i t a l e x p r e s s c e n t r a l @ t x d o t .gov. Preliminary, subject to change.

Woodland Avenue under I-35 is permanently closed. See map below for detours.

Map: I‑35 Capital Express Central Project: Woodland Avenue at I‑35 Access Change. This is a moderately complex navigation and traffic‑movement map of access changes at Woodland Avenue under I‑35 as part of the I‑35 Capital Express Central project. The map covers I‑35 between Riverside Drive and Oltorf Street and shows Woodland Avenue, U turns, I‑35 frontage roads, and detour routing at Oltorf Street and Riverside Drive for through traffic. The legend indicates the Woodland Avenue closure, driver detour routes, north-to-south U-turn, south-to-north U-turn, the pedestrian detour, and major cross streets. The map shows that Woodland Avenue is closed to through traffic under I‑35; drivers traveling eastbound or westbound along Woodland Avenue must use the frontage roads and make U‑turns at Riverside Drive or Oltorf Street; U-turns are now open; and pedestrians crossing I‑35 at Woodland Avenue are redirected to the Oltorf Street bridge. For any questions, assistance, or more information, please contact c a p i t a l e x p r e s s c e n t r a l @ t x d o t .gov. Preliminary, subject to change.

Trails and waterway impacts

Continuous closures of trails and waterway near the Lady Bird Lake bridge are limited to three times per year, each lasting no more than one week. Intermittent closures for construction activities will occur as needed in addition to nightly closures in line with curfew.
The existing east pedestrian path at Lady Bird Lake and northern sidewalk on Riverside Drive will be closed through 2029.