S.M. Wright Phase II Project: I-45 and SH 310 Project
The S.M. Wright Phase II project will improve the neighborhood environment, safety and mobility in the area of Interstate 45 (I-45) and US 175/C.F. Hawn freeways.
Project overview
The S.M. Wright Phase II construction will consist of the reconfiguration of the existing interchange between I-45 and SH 310 (S.M. Wright Parkway), Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Good Latimer Expressway.
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Project updates
July 2020
TxDOT announced construction work will begin for the S.M. Wright Phase II Reconstruction Project with advance utility work starting on July 6. That work should be complete in August.
The existing S.M. Wright Freeway to be transformed into a six-lane, street level boulevard with traffic signals. Freeway overpasses will be removed and the boulevard will include landscaping and sidewalks.
Pedestrian and bicycle improvements, including sidewalks and shared use bicycle lanes, will be constructed along SH 310 to create a continuous network between SH 310, MLK, Al Lipscomb Way and Good Latimer Expressway.
Converting the existing freeway-to-freeway connections between I-45 and State Highway 310 (SH 310) to a diamond interchange providing access to two cross-streets: Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (MLK) and Al Lipscomb Way (formerly Grand Avenue).
The proposed improvements will extend SH 310 to connect exclusively to Cesar Chavez Boulevard.
The existing SH 310 underpass of MLK will be converted to an at-grade, signalized intersection.
The existing I-45 frontage roads will be extended to MLK, and the existing ramps connecting MLK and I-45 will be relocated to the proposed signalized intersections of the proposed frontage roads and MLK.
A northbound exit ramp to Al Lipscomb Way from I-45 as well as a southbound entrance ramp from Al Lipscomb Way to I-45 will also be constructed.
New intersection renderings
This rendering shows how the intersection of Pine Street and the new S.M. Wright Parkway will look after Phase II is completed.
Click the button below to review renderings of the other intersections along the new S.M. Wright Parkway.