Mobility Corridor Programs: IH-35

Seeking innovative solutions to a long-standing mobility problem, the City of Austin is working with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and others to improve the region's most important transportation corridor, IH-35.

Downloadable Resources

IH-35 Program overview open house presentation boards (11/17 PDF)

IH-35 Program FAQ (11/17 PDF)

IH-35 William Cannon to Riverside Drive Issues & Ideas (25.6MB PDF)

IH-35 Riverside Drive to Dean Keeton Street Issues & Ideas (24.4MB PDF)

IH-35 Dean Keeton Street to US 183 Issues & Ideas (28.8MB PDF)

Project Overview

The focus of the project is from US 290 on the north to William Cannon on the south, although project recommendations will be considered beyond those limits.

The improvements sought will identify short (3 years), medium (4-6 years) and long (7+ years) term improvements for IH-35, to be accomplished by multi-jurisdictional partnerships. Stakeholders throughout the region are invited to participate in a process to define a program of affordable and effective improvements to mobility, safety, and quality of life.

“The IH-35 corridor program is focused on defining a number of simple and innovative mobility projects whose combined impact can exceed larger, more expensive projects,” said Rob Spillar, Director of the Austin Transportation Department. “Many simple but effective solutions can be relatively inexpensive but require jurisdictional cooperation to implement. Working with TXDOT our efforts will improve mobility and safety on IH-35 in the foreseeable future.”

The Mobility Corridor Development projects are among many funded by the City of Austin’s 2010 Mobility Bond Program, approved by voters last November. This major program development effort is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2012. Projects that emerge from the Corridor Program will be reviewed for future funding opportunities.