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TxDOT updates Denton committee on I‑35/35W merge, frontage‑road plans and funding uncertainty
Summary
John Polster of the Texas Department of Transportation told the Denton Mobility Committee that work on multiple I‑35/35W projects is moving ahead with utility relocations and phased lettings; funding gaps, high cost estimates and parcel acquisitions remain key constraints.
John Polster, a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) representative, told the Denton City Mobility Committee on April 30 that TxDOT is continuing design and utility work on the I‑35 North corridor and related frontage‑road and interchange projects and expects some contracts to be ready to let between June 2025 and 2026.
Polster said larger projects will be broken into smaller contracts so more bidders compete. “If the projects go over a hundred and fifty million, they’re more difficult for contractors to bid and we get fewer bids, so we’re gonna break them up to get better competition,” he said. He also noted the agency recently advertised a merge project that was estimated at $440 million but ultimately bid at about $550 million and drew only two bids.
The report to the committee described active utility relocations across multiple CSJs and substantial temporary…
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