Road construction and toll roads around DFW
Aug 26, 2012, 7:32 am
#31
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 79
I live in Far North Dallas, I need to go North and East but I can not stand the mess at the North airport exit. Somehow I wound up going 114 West one night when I was dead dog tired. I have started taking the South exit because I just cannot figure out what the h e double L is going on with the North exit even though I get alerts and look at the maps. Plus North DFW airport exit is just too congested. I go South to 183, 183 East to Pres George Bush/161 which turns into the PGB/190 and then head home. It's longer from a mileage standpoint but it lowers the frustration level while exiting the airport. Someone let me know when the North exit is all done, for now I just give up on it.
I've thought about doing that but 121 is so much better for me that PGB. I may have to try it.
Aug 26, 2012, 4:19 pm
#32
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Not in DFW
Posts: 2,007
I can tell you South Exit/183E/161N/190E adds about 5-7 minutes to my pre-construction drive but it takes my frustration level down to zero.
Aug 28, 2012, 7:47 am
#33
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: New York, NY
Programs: The Golden status boy
Posts: 854
To get to 635 from the North Exit:
-Go out the North Exit and follow the road. All lanes will converge into one singular left lane about ¾ of a mile from the exit.
-Follow 114 and take the first exit you can. This exit will be 1.5 miles down the road.
-Do a U-turn at the light and get back on the highway.
-Get in the extreme left lane and follow the detour signs
-There is a hairpin turn letting you get to 635 in both directions. If you miss it, you will have to loop around again twice.
This is always an adventure in the dark!
-Go out the North Exit and follow the road. All lanes will converge into one singular left lane about ¾ of a mile from the exit.
-Follow 114 and take the first exit you can. This exit will be 1.5 miles down the road.
-Do a U-turn at the light and get back on the highway.
-Get in the extreme left lane and follow the detour signs
-There is a hairpin turn letting you get to 635 in both directions. If you miss it, you will have to loop around again twice.
This is always an adventure in the dark!
Aug 28, 2012, 7:39 pm
#34
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Not in DFW
Posts: 2,007
To get to 635 from the North Exit:
-Go out the North Exit and follow the road. All lanes will converge into one singular left lane about ¾ of a mile from the exit.
-Follow 114 and take the first exit you can. This exit will be 1.5 miles down the road.
-Do a U-turn at the light and get back on the highway.
-Get in the extreme left lane and follow the detour signs
-There is a hairpin turn letting you get to 635 in both directions. If you miss it, you will have to loop around again twice.
This is always an adventure in the dark!
-Go out the North Exit and follow the road. All lanes will converge into one singular left lane about ¾ of a mile from the exit.
-Follow 114 and take the first exit you can. This exit will be 1.5 miles down the road.
-Do a U-turn at the light and get back on the highway.
-Get in the extreme left lane and follow the detour signs
-There is a hairpin turn letting you get to 635 in both directions. If you miss it, you will have to loop around again twice.
This is always an adventure in the dark!
Aug 29, 2012, 10:08 am
#35
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA GLD, Marriott PLT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,900
When did they change up the route to LBJ? I used it on Thursday and I was able to go from the north exit to LBJ in a "straight" shot.
Sure, it gets narrow and down to one lane for a bit. But I was able to go directly there. No getting on 114 and doing u-turns.
This was Thursday at about 6:30 PM.
Sure, it gets narrow and down to one lane for a bit. But I was able to go directly there. No getting on 114 and doing u-turns.
This was Thursday at about 6:30 PM.
Aug 29, 2012, 10:57 am
#36
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When did they change up the route to LBJ? I used it on Thursday and I was able to go from the north exit to LBJ in a "straight" shot.
Sure, it gets narrow and down to one lane for a bit. But I was able to go directly there. No getting on 114 and doing u-turns.
This was Thursday at about 6:30 PM.
Sure, it gets narrow and down to one lane for a bit. But I was able to go directly there. No getting on 114 and doing u-turns.
This was Thursday at about 6:30 PM.
Latest scheduled closures at http://www.dfwconnector.com/laneclosures.php
Aug 29, 2012, 1:20 pm
#37
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA GLD, Marriott PLT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,900
It's intermittent. Generally the regular "straight shot" route is open during the day, but closes completely many evenings around 8pm - 6 am; that's when spankytoes detour may be needed.
Latest scheduled closures at http://www.dfwconnector.com/laneclosures.php
Latest scheduled closures at http://www.dfwconnector.com/laneclosures.php
I am usually through there between 6:15 and 6:30 PM. Good to know I might experience something different if I am late. Sometimes, I take 114. Other times, I go up to LBJ. Just depends on how congested it is going further north. If it's backed up, I jsut do 114 east down to BeltLine and then cutover to LBJ there.
Of course, when I fly out of DFW on Monday, I have a 6:30 AM flight and have been messed up by the closures during the very early AM hours.
Aug 29, 2012, 9:46 pm
#38
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: BOS
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Posts: 5,289
Avis etoll update.
We got our etoll receipt from Avis. We went through one toll which was 23c, but Avis then charged us an etoll convenience fee of $2.95 per day for the entire rental, not just $2.95 for the day we incurred the toll.
It states on the receipt
$2.95 per rental day, max $14.75 per rental month
An expensive 23c toll!
We got our etoll receipt from Avis. We went through one toll which was 23c, but Avis then charged us an etoll convenience fee of $2.95 per day for the entire rental, not just $2.95 for the day we incurred the toll.
It states on the receipt
$2.95 per rental day, max $14.75 per rental month
An expensive 23c toll!