Monday AM Drive: I-30's Rockwall Work Moves Onto the Frontage Roads by Day, and the Exit 68 Pattern Starts Tonight

Monday's drive on Interstate 30 east of Dallas runs on open freeway lanes - and slower frontage roads. The published TxDOT schedule for Rockwall County, read in full by this desk, puts daytime flagging operations on the I-30 westbound frontage road between FM 2642 and FM 551 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, where crews are installing low-profile barriers; alternating lanes on the westbound frontage road from John King Boulevard to State Highway 205 are also affected during the day for drainage work, and the eastbound frontage road between FM 551 and FM 2642 flags for barrier and concrete pavement work.

The main-lane weight stays where it has been all week: at night. The westbound right lane between Erby Campbell and FM 35 closes again Monday at 9 p.m. through 5 a.m. for concrete barrier pinning, a pattern that runs through November 16. New tonight, alternating lanes and Exit 68 on I-30 westbound may close as needed from John King Boulevard to State Highway 205, overnight Monday through Saturday, for barrier installation and temporary pavement markings. The contractor coordinates with emergency services, fire departments and police for access through the closures.

The practical read for Monday: the morning and evening rushes run on the normal freeway map; midday trips that use the Rockwall frontage roads should budget for flagger delays between 9 and 3, and late-night drivers get the barrels again at 9. The Traffic Desk's next scheduled file is the PM drive report.