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Denton Mobility Committee hears multi‑year update on I‑35 North, utility funding and strategies to accelerate projects
Summary
County and state project managers told the Mobility Committee Feb. 25 that large interstate projects such as I‑35 North were rebid into smaller packages after inflated bids, and outlined utility‑relocation, frontage‑road and funding strategies intended to move sections into the state Unified Transportation Plan (UTP) by 2027–2029.
County and state project staff updated the City of Denton Mobility Committee on Feb. 25 about the status of major roadway investments — including the I‑35 North merge and Loop 288 frontage‑road work — and outlined steps they say are necessary to accelerate letting and construction schedules.
The most detailed update came from John (agency official), who said very large projects drew too few bidders and produced bids well above estimates, so staff divided the “yellow” I‑35 project into three smaller construction packages to attract more contractors. “We thought it was $450,000,000. We got two bidders. Both of them bid 54 months and $100,000,000 over the estimate,” John said, explaining the decision to break the work into smaller bid packets to expand the pool of…
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