Bridge Demolition To Close Interstate-35W

December 5, 2014 6:47 AM

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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A bridge demolition is going to create a massive traffic jam along a major North Texas corridor this weekend.

The 28th Street bridge is currently located over Interstate-35W, just north of downtown Fort Worth. But in a few days, it will no longer be there. Crews are demolishing the bridge as part of a $1.2 billion road project.

When the project is finished, the interstate will be wider for a six-mile stretch from downtown Fort Worth to Loop 820 to the north. But that project will not wrap up until 2018.

Work on the bridge begins at 9:00 p.m. on Friday night. The interstate will be shut down in both directions until 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. All traffic will be diverted onto the frontage road. And then, the same thing happens all over again on Saturday night.

Of course, this all assumes that rain does not have an impact on the scheduled work.

Barriers and equipment are already in place for the demolition to begin on Friday night. Anyone who is planning to be in the downtown Fort Worth area for an event or even holiday shopping should plan ahead for possible delays.

You can always check our traffic map to seek alternate routes.

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Bridge Demolition To Close Interstate-35W