Stack construction at US59/Beltway 8 North

Last updated 13-March-2002

Project Beltway 8 main lanes and one direct connector, eastbound BW8 to northbound US 59 Cost $35.8 million Begin Q4 1999 This section of Beltway 8 is a freeway, not a tollway, and the new Beltway 8 main lanes will be free. In the long term, a full stack is planned at this location. This project includes only one direct connector. The remaining connectors will be added over the next 10-15 years.

This schematic view shows the planned 5-level stack at BW8 and US 59. In 2001, the BW8 main lanes and 1 direct connector are under construction.

March 12, 2002

(high resolution 172k) Looking northeast, with the beltway 8 eastbound feeder in the foreground. Photo taken 12-March-2002.

December 20, 2001

(high resolution 184k) Looking east along the Beltway 8 feeder road. Substantial progress is being made on the direct connector piers. Photo taken 20-December-2001.

May 2001

(high resolution 150k) Looking north along the US 59 feeder road, with the direct connector piers in the background. Photo taken 22-May-2001.

(high resolution 150k) Looking southeast at the piers for the Beltway 8 main lanes. No progress on the bridge deck yet. Photo taken 22-May-2001.

October 2000

June 2000

Photo taken June 2000. These are some of the piers east of US 59. This will form part of the long bridge that extends about 1 mile east of 59.

These are the piers on the west side of US59. The eastbound BW8 feeder is in the foreground, and US 59 can be seen in the background. As of June 2000, no significant work had been done on the direct connector from EB BW8 to NB US 59.