Since 1949, the Texas Department of Saginaw, Haltom City, North Richland FM 156 Transportation (TxDOT) has been Hills, Hurst, Richland Hills, Kennedale, Rufe Snow EB Rufe Snow Mark IV Beach Haltom U.S. 377 developing I-820 as a loop around Forest Hill and Fort Worth. The INTERSTATE Fort Worth. I-820 is 49 miles long and endeavor to construct a continuous passes through 11 cities –– Benbrook, loop around Fort Worth took 33 years FM 1938 SH 183 Rufe Snow EB White Settlement, Lake Worth, and cost about $116 million.

1967 – 15,830 1966 – 13,310 2004 – 111,000 SH 26 I-20 West to I-35W 2004 – 139,000 Marine The I-820 West Loop was even as it handles three times the Creek Rogan Pipeline constructed in six stages between traffic load it had when it first opened. 820/20 Marine Lake 1969 and 1982, culminating with the In 2006, wire rope and concrete Creek EB final piece opening from U.S. 80 median barrier will be installed along I-820 I-35W to SH 26 (Spur 580) to Winscott Road. Totaling all 17 miles of the west loop as part FM 1220 Interchange Widen to Six Main Lanes 1966 – 14,130 $63 million in construction, the west of a statewide initiative to improve Est. Construction Cost: $171 million with Four Managed Lanes 2004 – 174,000 Baker loop continues to function well today safety on the highway system. Est. Letting: Next 5-10 years Est. Construction Cost: $235 million Est. Letting: 2008 Quebec 5 miles I-35W to NE Interchange Prior to the opening of Northeast agreement that would include Rufe Snow Drive Trinity Bridge Widening Loop I-820 in 1966, north Tarrant Northeast Loop I-820, North I-35W Trinity County consisted mainly of north- and Airport Freeway as one corridor 1978 – 19,160 $6.8 million NE Interchange to Trinity 2004 – 72,000 SB south highways including SH 121 within a public-private partnership Lake Completion: 2004 Randol Mill Road NB Worth Widen to Eight/Ten Lanes (SH 26), U.S. 377, FM 156 and aimed at bringing private funds to with Managed Lanes U.S. 81/287. I-820 linked all of these these projects and a plan to systems together with the new implement these projects sooner. SH 121 Est. Construction Cost: $157 million Las Vegas Interchange Est. Letting: Next 5-10 Years I-35W that was completed the Improvements planned for I-820 $92 million 3 miles following year. Today, I-820 has include expansion to six main lanes Completion: 2001 reached capacity as it serves the with four tolled managed lanes in the I-35W to I-30 fastest-growing area in the Metroplex. median. A new I-35W interchange is Median Barrier TxDOT is currently studying a also planned. Est. Letting: Summer 2006 comprehensive development Est. Cost: 3.1 million Randol Mill Road John T. 14 miles New Bridge White Clifford $4.1 million Completion: 2003 NE Interchange to I-30 East Road. Improvements planned for In the early 60s, the I-820 East I-820 include expansion to eight/ten Loop connected the Dallas/Fort Worth lanes from the Northeast Interchange I-820 East Turnpike (present-day I-30) to to Randol Mill Road, including a new Interchange northeast Tarrant County highway south SH 121 interchange and a $59.1 million systems including SH 121 and reversible high occupancy vehicle 1963 – 9,280 SH 183. Due to increased traffic (HOV)/managed lanes facility in the Completion: 1991 2004 – 102,000 demand, I-820 was expanded in 1978 median from the Northeast Meadowbrook from four lanes to eight lanes from Interchange to Trinity Boulevard. Westpoint Trinity Boulevard to Bedford Euless Craig NB

I-30 East to I-20 Southeast Loop I-820 has expansion to eight/ten lanes from Normandale I-820 West remained at four/eight lanes since it Meadowbrook Drive to I-20 with a I-30 to Hulen Street Interchange Wire Rope Median Barrier was first constructed in the early 60s. reversible tolled managed lanes $7.1 million Ramey Since then, this area has increased in facility in the median. To accommo- Construction Cost: $1 million Completion: 1975 (cost includes SE Loop 820) traffic demand from less than 10,000 date this expansion, I-20 would be Completion: 2006 Meadowbrook Drive to I-20 vehicles per day to nearly 140,000 widened from 10 lanes to 14 lanes 11 miles Widen to Eight/Twelve Lanes vehicles per day. Future improve- from Anglin Drive to the I-820/20 SH 183 to Business 287 with Managed Lanes ments planned for I-820 include interchange. Berry Widened to Eight Main Lanes Est. Construction Cost: $724 million 1982 – 17,000 $120 million 2004 – 44,000 Trinity River Est. Letting: Next 5-10 years I-20 Corridor from I-820 East to I-820 West Completion: 1995 6 miles The first step in developing a loop I-820 from Winscott Road to U.S. 287 around Fort Worth was done from (Business 287) was incorporated into Team Ranch McCart Avenue on present-day I-20 to the I-20 system. Between 1987 and Lake I-35W U.S. 377, along present-day SH 183. 1995, I-20 was expanded from four Arlington Interchange and Frontage Roads First built as Loop 217 in the 40s and lanes to eight lanes from SH 183 to $80 million U.S. 287 50s, the loop was designated I-820 Business 287. This included several Winscott Completion: 1991 when the interstate system was new ramp systems and a new WB 1967 – 7,690 2004 – 136,000 created in 1957. Twenty years later, I-20/I-35W Interchange.

*Future projects, estimated costs and timelines are based on 2006 estimates and subject to change. Future Sun Valley U.S. 377 Granbury Sun mobility projects are dependent on the North Central Texas Council of Governments Metropolitan Mobility Plan. Winscott Bryant Irvin WB Valley SB EB Hulen Traffic Management Key Resource Operational Electronic 9,999 Traffic Counts Campus WB Message Board Vehicles Per Day Granbury James WB (Lists the first and most Campus Electronic Message Board recent year of traffic counts.) Trail Lake EB To Be Installed Westcreek Forest Hill Hartman 2025 NCTCOG Est. Traffic Projections: Oak Grove I-820 Northeast Loop: 224,000 McCart Operational Closed Circuit I-820 Northwest Loop: 148,000 James Television Camera Campus EB Bus. 287 I-820 Southwest Loop: 188,000 James EB Hemphill Closed Circuit Television Camera I-820 Southeast Loop: 235,000 Anglin Wichita Forest Hill EB To Be Installed

HISTORY TIMELINE 1940s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 1949 1955 1959 1965 1969 1972 1975 1976 1977 1982 1990 1995 2001 Work begins on Loop 217 A study authorized by the The first segment of I-20 Southeast Loop I-820 complet- Northwest Loop I-820 I-20 is designated I-30 after I-820 bridge over Lake Worth Northwest Loop I-820 is named I-820 from Winscott Road to Southwest Loop I-820 complet- I-820 becomes Fort Worth’s I-20 expanded from four lanes I-820/SH 121/SH 26/FM 1938 (present-day I-20) from Texas Highway Commission (present-day I-30) opens from ed from Hemphill Street to completed from I-35W to Spur South Loop 820 is designated completed at a cost of after Congressman Jim Wright. U.S. 287 (present-day Bus- ed as a six-lane highway with designated Hazardous to eight lanes with frontage Northeast Interchange Hemphill Street to U.S. 377 recommends a full loop around Spur 341 to Camp Bowie SH 121 at a cost of $13.8 496 (present-day Business I-20. $13.8 million. 1977 iness 287) re-designated I-20. frontage roads from U.S. 80 Materials Truck Route. roads from Business 287 to completed at a cost of (Benbrook Highway). Part of 287) at a cost of $7.6 million. $92 million. Fort Worth. Boulevard. million. 1973 1975 Northwest Loop I-820 complet- 1978 (present-day Spur 580) to 1991 SH 183 in four stages including this segment was designat- Hulen Street in three stages at a new I-20/I-35W Interchange 1958 1959 1966 I-820/20 East Interchange I-30/I-820 West Interchange ed as a six-lane highway with Northeast Loop I-820 expand- I-30/I-820 East Interchange ed SH 183 when the loop was a total cost of $42 million. This for a total cost of $200 million. The first segment of the loop is U.S. 80, which was part of the Northeast Loop I-820 complet- completed at a cost of completed at a cost of frontage roads from Spur 496 ed from four lanes to eight completed at a cost of completed in 1981 and 1982. opened the last section for a completed from McCart original U.S. 1 east/west state- ed from SH 121 to I-35W at a $9.1 million. $7.1 million. to I-30 in four stages at a total lanes from SH 10 to Bedford $59.1 million. continuous loop around Avenue to U.S. 377 at a cost of to-state highway, is designated cost of $5.6 million. cost of $39 million. Euless Road at a cost of Fort Worth. $11 million. I-20 (present-day I-30). $1.4 million.

TxDOT Public Information Office April 2006