Project may cut delays on I-35

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By Gordon Dickson , StarTelegram Staff Writer

An Interstate 35W entrance ramp regularly used by people who work in downtown Fort Worth may soon be closed to make room for an extra freeway lane.

The on-ramp to northbound I-35W from Weatherford Street -- a left-lane entrance where 17 accidents occurred in three years -- could be closed as early as the first week of November, Texas Department of Transportation officials said.

Closing the ramp would create room for workers to restripe that two-lane portion of I-35W to make it three lanes and end a bottleneck that can back up traffic for more than a mile, officials said.

Regional planners praised state officials for looking at innovative ways of maximizing existing freeway space.

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Glad to see they are taking steps to improve the traffic flow.