Next phase of I-35 expansion begins; elevated lanes along Loop 410 South

Next phase of I-35 expansion begins; elevated lanes along Loop 410 South

The next phase of a project to expand Interstate 35 through elevated highway lanes kicked off Tuesday with a groundbreaking ceremony.The $700 million South Project Phase 1 runs along the roughly four-mile stretch of highway that coincides with Loop 410 and is the second of five project phases in the I-35 Northeast Expansion (NEX) program. The $3 billion, roughly 20-mile program is part of a Texas Department of Transportation strategy to ease con…