Page last updated or reviewed: Last updated April 18, 2023 (add photos); created June 23, 2021
The $1.7 billion LBJ East project is rebuilding the freeway main lanes between IH 30 and US 75, and rebuilding the interchange at Interstate 30. The official web site, 635east.com, is regularly updated with high-quality aerial photos.
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Looking north-northwest along LBJ Freeway at the Interstate 30 interchange. A temporary tower was in place for positioning of steel beams, which are visible on the left side of the photo.
(Photo date: 19-June-2021)
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A view of the beam placement scaffold.
(Photo date: 19-June-2021)
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Looking west along the eastbound IH-30 feeder road.
(Photo date: 19-June-2021)
Looking south at connection ramps for northbound IH-635
(Photo date: 19-June-2021)
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Looking southeast at the connection ramps for northbound IH-635
(Photo date: 19-June-2021)
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Driving northbound on LBJ Freeway.
(Photo date: 19-June-2021)
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Driving northbound on LBJ Freeway.
(Photo date: 19-June-2021)
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Looking east on the southwest side of the interchange.
(Photo date: 25-Sept-2021)
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Looking northeast in the center of the interchange. The steel beam across the top of the photo was placed since the previous photo above from June 19.
(Photo date: 25-Sept-2021)
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Looking south along Interstate 635.
(Photo date: 25-Sept-2021)
Looking south along Interstate 635.
(Photo date: 25-Sept-2021)
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Driving northbound on I-635
(Photo date: 25-Sept-2021)
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Driving northbound on I-635, on the north side of the interchange.
(Photo date: 25-Sept-2021)
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In March 2022, demolition of the original top-level connection ramps was in progress. This view looks northwest.
(Photo date: 20-March-2022)
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(Photo date: 20-March-2022)
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Looking north on the southeast side of the interchange.
(Photo date: 20-March-2022)
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Looking northbound along IH-635
(Photo date: 20-March-2022)
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The connector from northbound 635 to eastbound 30 is in the foreground.
(Photo date: 20-March-2022)
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(Photo date: 20-March-2022)
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(Photo date: 20-March-2022)
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This and the following images show the demolition of the 635 southbound to 30 eastbound connector.
(Photo date: 20-March-2022)
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This driver's view on the ramp from westbound 30 to southbound 635 shows the beams for the top-level ramps, with their concrete removed.
(Photo date: 20-March-2022)
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This view looks west on the southeast side of the interchange. The new (under contruction) WB-SB ramp is in the foreground. The existing WB-SB and EB-NB ramps were still in use at the time of this photo. The new EB-NB ramp, with beams in place, is visible in the background.
(Photo date: 18-Sept-2022)
This shows the original "double T" pylon at the center of the interchange. The original SB-EB and NB-WB ramps were on the top "T", visible between the new ramps. Due to the position of the new ramps, it was difficult to get a good view of the original pylon.
(Photo date: 18-Sept-2022)
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Looking northbound along I-635. To original EB-NB ramp, in the right-center, was still in use at the time of this photo. The new ramp is left center.
(Photo date: 18-Sept-2022)
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View showing the top level of the original central pylon, looking northwest.
(Photo date: 18-Sept-2022)
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Driver's view going westbound on Interstate 30'
(Photo date: 18-Sept-2022)
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In April 2023 work was in progress on the single-span arched crossing at Skillman. This is a driver's view going northwest.
(Photo date: 16-April-2023)
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Looking northwest toward Skillman from the pedestrian crossing at the DART station.
(Photo date: 16-April-2023)
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Looking northwest on the south side of Skillman
(Photo date: 16-April-2023)
A temporary crossing was built on the west side of the new Skillman bridge. This view shows the steel arch structure for the new bridge.
(Photo date: 16-April-2023)
This view looks northeast along Skillman, on the south side of the freeway, showing the arch construction in progress.
(Photo date: 16-April-2023)
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This view looks north at Oates Road.
(Photo date: 16-April-2023)
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This view looks northeast at the center of the interchange at LBJ and I-30. As of April 2023, only two original ramps remained in service, and are shown in this photo. (The ramps with arched steel beams are original.)
(Photo date: 16-April-2023)
Looking east on the southwest side of the interchange.
(Photo date: 16-April-2023)