In an effort to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion on U.S. Highway 75, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced plans to close part of the highway this week for a three-year project to convert existing HOV lanes into “Technology Lanes.”
Starting at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 7, the northbound Central Expressway HOV lane will be closed between the President George Bush Turnpike/SH 190 and the Sam Rayburn Tollway/SH 121 until the fall of 2025. The conversion will involve removing the pylons that separate the HOV and general lanes, restriping the HOV lanes, and adding dynamic messaging signs, overhead signs, high-mast lighting, and a reconstructed center barrier.
Once completed, the Technology Lanes will allow high-occupancy vehicles, low-emission vehicles, motorcycles, and single-occupant vehicles to use the lanes for 22 hours a day. During the two hours from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. southbound and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. northbound, the lanes will be reserved for HOV vehicles, low-emission vehicles, and motorcycles only.
The entire project is estimated to cost $58.8 million and is expected to be finished by 2026
