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This article is about the section of Interstate 69 in Texas. For the entire route, see Interstate 69.

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Not to be confused with U.S. Route 69 in Texas.

Interstate 69 marker

Interstate 69
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Opened sections of I-69 highlighted in red; proposed sections in pink
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 74.9 mi (120.5 km)
Existed: 2011 (2011) – present
Major junctions
South end: US 59 in Rosenberg
  I-45 in Houston
I-10 / US 90 in Houston
North end: US 59 near Cleveland
Location
Counties: Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Liberty
Highway system
← SH 68 US 69 →

Interstate 69 (I-69) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Texas that is planned to pass through the eastern part of the state and along the Gulf Coast to Victoria, where it will split into multiple segments with I-69E terminating in Brownsville, I-69C terminating in Pharr, and I-69W terminating in Laredo. The first segment of I-69 in Texas was opened in 2011 near Corpus Christi. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved an additional 53 miles (85 km) of US 77 from Brownsville to Raymondville for designation as I-69, which was to be signed as I-69E upon concurrence from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). FHWA approval for this segment was announced on May 29, 2013.[1] By March 2015, a 74.9 mile section of US-59 had been completed and designated as I-69 through the Houston Metropolitan Area.

Route description

The congressionally designated I-69 corridor begins at the Mexican border with 3 auxiliary routes:

I-69/US 59 in Houston looking east
What is now I-69/US 59 (Southwest Freeway) in 1972

I-69W and I-69E will merge just south of Victoria, Texas, where mainline I-69 will follow US 59 northeast to Fort Bend County. In the Houston area, I-69 follows US 59 (Southwest Freeway) from Fort Bend County to the west loop of I-610. I-69 then follows US 59 (Eastex Freeway) from the north loop of I-610 to the Liberty-Montgomery county line. The segment of US 59 inside Loop I-610, through downtown Houston, was approved for designation as I-69 by the FHWA on March 9, 2015 and approved for signage as I-69 by the Texas Transportation Commission on March 25, 2015.[2]

I-69 will follow US 59 to the north, serving Cleveland, Shepherd, Livingston, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, and Tenaha. In Tenaha, I-69 will head into Louisiana along the US 84 corridor. The segment of US 59 from Tenaha to Texarkana will be signed as I-369.

Since the first section of US 77 between Corpus Christi and Robstown was signed as I-69, it implied that the I-69 mainline would follow the coastal (US 77) route from Victoria to Brownsville. This also implied that the branch along US 59 from Victoria to Laredo and the branch along US 281 from George West to Pharr would be signed as either three-digit spurs of I-69 (I-x69) or as separate two-digit Interstate Highways. While federal legislation designating the south Texas branches as I-69 suggested that these routes may be designated as "I-69E" (east, following US 77), "I-69C" (central, following US 281), and "I-69W" (west, following US 59), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Special Committee on Route Numbering rejected the Texas Department of Transportation's request for these three designations along the proposed I-69 branches, citing that AASHTO policy no longer allows Interstate Highways to be signed as suffixed routes. Stating that the I-69E, I-69C, and I-69W designations for the three I-69 branches south of Victoria were written into federal law, the initial denial of TxDOT's applications were subsequently overturned by the AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways, and the approval for the I-69E, I-69C, and I-69W branch designations were confirmed by the AASHTO Board of Directors, pending concurrence from the Federal Highway Administration during the AASHTO Spring Meeting on May 7, 2013. During this same meeting, the section of US 83 between Harlingen and Penitas was conditionally approved to be designated as I-2, with FHWA concurrence. The US 83 freeway in south Texas was widely anticipated to receive an I-x69 designation instead of I-2. In any case, Texas is proceeding in the same fashion as Indiana, conducting environmental studies for its portion of I-69 in a two-tier process. The mainline route through Texas will be approximately 500 miles (800 km). On June 11, 2008, TxDOT announced they planned to limit further study of I-69 to existing highway corridors (US 59, US 77, US 84, US 281, and SH 44) outside transition zones in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, Houston, and Texarkana.[3]

Texas originally sought a public-private partnership to construct much of the route through Texas as a privately operated toll road under the failed Trans-Texas Corridor project. However, on June 26, 2008, TxDOT announced that they had approved a proposal by Zachry American and ACS Infrastructure to develop the I-69 corridor in Texas, beginning with upgrades to the US 77 corridor between Brownsville and I-37; the Zachry/ACS plan calls for the majority of the freeway to be toll-free; the only two tolled sections would be bypasses of Riviera and Driscoll.[4]

Original plans for the route included a potential overlap with the "TTC-35" corridor component as well, but the preferred alternative for that component follows I-35 south of San Antonio instead of entering the lower Rio Grande Valley.

History

Since July 2011, Texas has been proceeding with upgrading rural sections of US 59, US 77, and US 281 to interstate standards by replacing intersections with interchanges, and converting two-lane stretches to four lanes by adding a second carriageway to the existing roadway.

A stated goal of TxDOT's I-69 initiative is that "existing suitable freeway sections of the proposed system be designated as I-69 as soon as possible".[5] A bill was introduced and passed by the House of Representatives that allows interstate quality sections of US 59, US 77, and US 281 to be signed as I-69 regardless of whether or not they connected to other Interstate Highways.

Meanwhile, TxDOT has submitted an application to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to designate 75 miles (121 km) of US 59 in the Houston area and eight miles (13 km) of US 77 near Corpus Christi as I-69, as these sections are already built to Interstate standards and connect to other Interstate Highways. In August 2011, TxDOT received approval from FHWA for a six-mile (9.7 km) segment of US 77 between I-37 and SH 44 near Corpus Christi, and was approved by AASHTO in October 2011.[6] Officials held a ceremony on December 5, 2011, to unveil I-69 signs on the Robstown–Corpus Christi section.[7] On May 29, 2013, the Robstown–Corpus Christi section of I-69 was re-signed as I-69E.

At the May 18, 2012, AASHTO meeting, 35 miles (56 km) of US 59 (Eastex Freeway) from I-610 in Houston (on the loop's northern segment) to Fostoria Road in Liberty County were also approved as ready for I-69 signage, pending concurrence from the Federal Highway Administration.[8] FHWA later granted concurrence and with the final approval of the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC), the 35-mile (56 km) stretch was officially designated as I-69.[9] It was announced on February 6, 2013, that FHWA had approved a 28.4-mile (45.7 km) segment of US 59 (Southwest Freeway) from I-610 in Houston (on the loop's western segment) to just southwest of Rosenberg,[10][11] The TTC gave final approval later that month and signage was erected on April 3, 2013.[12][13] The remaining segment of the original 75-mile (121 km) submission (the section within Houston between the northern and western sections of I-610) was approved for designation as I-69 by the FHWA on March 9, 2015, and approved for signage as I-69 by the TTC on March 25, 2015. The south terminus of the I-69 designation is to be extended to the Fort Bend-Wharton county line; this project is scheduled to be completed by September 2020.[14] The northern terminus Interstate 69 will be extended to Cleveland. This project is scheduled for completion in 2021.[15] It will also extended to Shepherd. That project will begin in 2023 and is scheduled to be completed in 2027.[16]

On May 29, 2013, the TTC gave approval to naming completed Interstate-standard segments of US 77 and US 281 as I-69. On July 15, 2013, the Interstate markers were unveiled.[17] US 77 through Cameron and Willacy counties are signed as I-69E. That includes 53 miles (85 km) of existing freeway starting at the international boundary in the middle of the Rio Grande in Brownsville and running north past Raymondville. The 13 miles (21 km) of US 281 freeway in Pharr and Edinburg are signed as I-69C.[18]

On November 20, 2014, The TTC voted to add two new sections totaling 6.1 miles (9.8 km) to I-69 in South Texas.[19] The first section is 1.6 miles (2.6 km) of newly finished freeway near Robstown in Nueces County and was co-designated as I-69E/US 77[19] and the second section is a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) section of new freeway on the north side of Edinburg in Hidalgo County which was co-designated as I-69C/US 281.[19] The designations were approved by the Federal Highway Administration and by AASHTO.[19] As a result, there is now a total of 192 miles (309 km) of I-69 in Texas (including I-2).

On May 24, 2019, both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate approved a 10-year extension of highway funding needed for I-69.[20]

On October 3, 2019, construction on the Nacogdoches I-69 flyover project began and is scheduled to be completed in 2023.[21]

Exit list

County Location mi km Exit Destinations Notes
Fort Bend ​ 0.0 0.0 – US 59 south Freeway under construction
0.0 0.0 * Spur 541 Freeway under construction
Kendleton 0.0 0.0 83 FM 2919 – Kendleton Freeway under construction
0.0 0.0 84 Loop 541 – Kendleton Freeway under construction
0.0 0.0 86 Doris Road proposed
Beasley 89 FM 360 / Loop 540 – Needville interchange; southbound entrance and northbound exit
90 Isleib Road interchange
91 Loop 540 – Beasley No southbound exit
Rosenberg 93 Spur 10 (Patton Road, Hartledge Road) interchange
0.0 0.0 95 US 59 south / Spur 529 north – Victoria Freeway under construction
2.3 3.7 96 Bamore Road Southbound traffic exits here; freeway over. Freeway under construction
2.9 4.7 97 SH 36 – Rosenberg, Needville
4.9 7.9 99 FM 2218 – Richmond (B.F. Terry Boulevard)
6.2 10.0 100 Reading Road No northbound entrance
​ 6.8 10.9 101 FM 762 – Richmond, Rosenberg
​ 8.7 14.0 103 Williams Way Boulevard To Oak Bend Medical Center
Sugar Land 10.4 16.7 104 SH 99 (Frontage Road) / FM 2759 (Crabb River Road) To Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
11.8 19.0 105 Brazos River Turnaround
13.3 21.4 107 University Boulevard
14.3 23.0 108 First Colony Boulevard / Sweetwater Boulevard To Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
15.3 24.6 109 SH 6 – Sugarland Airport
16.1 25.9 110 Sugar Lakes Drive / Williams Trace Boulevard To St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital
17.3 27.8 111 Dairy Ashford Road / Sugar Creek Boulevard
18.0 29.0 112
Alt. US 90 – Sugar Land, Stafford
Fort Bend–Harris
county line		 Stafford 19.0 30.6 113 Kirkwood Road / West Airport Boulevard Signed as exit 114 southbound
Harris Houston 20.4 32.8 114 Wilcrest Drive / Murphy Road (FM 1092 south) / West Bellfort Avenue Signed as exit 115A southbound
21.1 34.0 115 Sam Houston Tollway Signed as exit 115B southbound
21.5 34.6 115C Beltway 8 (Frontage Road) No direct northbound exit (signed at exit 114)
22.5 36.2 117 Bissonnet Street
23.6–
23.9		 38.0–
38.5		 118 South Gessner Road / Beechnut Street To Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
24.7–
25.1		 39.8–
40.4		 119 Fondren Road / Bellaire Boulevard
26.3 42.3 121A Hillcroft Avenue
27.1 43.6 121B Westpark Tollway east Northbound access to eastbound tollway, southbound access to westbound tollway only
27.3 43.9 121C Westpark Drive No direct northbound exit (signed at exit 121A)
27.5 44.3 122B Fountainview Drive Southbound exit and northbound entrance
27.9 44.9 122A Chimney Rock Road Signed as exit 122 northbound
28.9 46.5 123 I-610 – IAH Airport, Hobby Airport Exit 8A on I-610; stack interchange
29.5 47.5 124 Newcastle Drive No direct northbound exit (signed at exit 125A)
30.1 48.4 125A Weslayan Road
30.6 49.2 125B Edloe Street – Buffalo Speedway Northbound and southbound are signed differently
31.5 50.7 126A Kirby Drive
31.8–
32.0		 51.2–
51.5		 126B Greenbriar Drive / Shepherd Drive
33.3 53.6 127B Richmond Avenue – Downtown Houston Via Louisiana Street (Spur 527); northbound left exit and southbound entrance
33.5 53.9 127A Main Street Northbound exit and southbound entrance; to Texas Medical Center
33.6 54.1 128A Fannin Street Southbound exit and northbound entrance; to Texas Medical Center
34.3 55.2 128B SH 288 south – Lake Jackson, Freeport
34.9 56.2 129A McGowen Avenue / Tuam Avenue Southbound exit and northbound entrance; to St. Joseph Medical Center
35.2 56.6 129B Gray Avenue / Pierce Avenue – Downtown Destinations Northbound exit and southbound entrance; to St. Joseph Medical Center
35.3 56.8 129A
129B		 I-45 – Dallas, Galveston Exit 46 on I-45; to Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport
35.7 57.5 130 Polk Street – Downtown Destinations Northbound exit only
36.9 59.4 131 Jackson Street – Downtown Destinations Southbound exit and northbound entrance
37.4 60.2 132 I-10 (US 90) – San Antonio, Beaumont Exit 770 on I-10
37.8–
38.5		 60.8–
62.0		 132B Lyons Avenue / Quitman Street Signed as exit 133A southbound
39.2 63.1 133B Collingsworth Street / Kelley Street Signed as exit 133A northbound
39.7 63.9 134 Cavalcade Street No direct northbound exit (signed at exit 133B)
40.2 64.7 134-135B I-610 Signed as exits 135A (west) & 135B (east) southbound, exit 134 northbound; exit 20 on I-610
40.6–
41.7		 65.3–
67.1		 136 Crosstimbers Road / Kelley Street
42.5 68.4 137A Laura Koppe Road No direct southbound exit (signed at exit 137B)
43.0 69.2 137B Tidwell Road Signed as exit 137 southbound
43.8 70.5 138 Parker Road / Jensen Drive / Saunders Road
​ 44.6 71.8 139 Little York Road
​ 45.3 72.9 140A Hopper Road No direct northbound exit (signed at exit 139)
​ 46.2 74.4 140B East Mount Houston Road Signed as exit 140 northbound
​ 47.1 75.8 141 Aldine Mail Route
​ 47.6 76.6 142 Lauder Road No direct northbound exit (signed at exit 141)
​ 48.7 78.4 143A Old Humble Road / Lee Road (FM 525 Spur) Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Houston 49.1 79.0 143B FM 525 (Aldine Bender Road) Signed as exit 143 southbound
49.8 80.1 144A Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Parkway) Signed as exit 144 northbound
50.0 80.5 144B Beltway 8 (Frontage Road) No direct northbound exit (signed exit 143B)
50.7 81.6 145 Greens Road
Humble 51.7 83.2 146 Rankin Road
53.0 85.3 147 Will Clayton Parkway – Bush Intercontinental Airport
54.3–
54.6		 87.4–
87.9		 149 FM 1960 / Bus. FM 1960 – Humble To Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital
55.6 89.5 150 Townsen Boulevard No direct southbound exit (signed at exit 151)
Montgomery Houston 56.6 91.1 151 Loop 494 / Hamblen Road / Sorters-McClellan Road
58.1 93.5 152 Kingwood Drive
59.3 95.4 153 Northpark Drive
​ 61.8 99.5 156 FM 1314 – Porter, Conroe
​ 62.9 101.2 157A Community Drive Southbound exit is via exit 157
​ 63.5 102.2 157B SH 99 Toll west (Grand Parkway) – Spring Northbound exit and entrance flyover ramps
​ 63.6 102.4 157 SH 99 Toll (Grand Parkway) – Spring Southbound exit and entrance
​ 64.0 103.0 159A FM 1485 – New Caney Northbound exit and southbound entrance
​ 65.5 105.4 159B Loop 494 / Roman Forest Boulevard Northbound exit and southbound entrance
​ 65.6 105.6 159 FM 1485 / Loop 494 – New Caney Southbound exit and northbound entrance; Loop 494 access requires u-turn to go under freeway
Woodbranch 66.9 107.7 160 Roman Forest Boulevard Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Woodbranch–Patton Village line 68.5 110.2 161 SH 242 west
Patton Village 69.7 112.2 163 Creekwood Lane
Splendora 71.6 115.2 165 FM 2090 – Splendora
73.1 117.6 166 East River Drive
​ 74.60 120.06 167 Fostoria Road
Liberty ​ 74.61 120.07 – US 59 north Current northern terminus of I-69; US 59 continues north
​ 169A Mandell Road / Fostoria Road[22][23] Future southbound interchange[22][23] and southbound access to County Road 377
​ 169 County Road 377 / County Road 381 / County Road 383[22][23] Future northbound interchange[22][23]
​ 169B County Road 381 / County Road 383[22][23] Future southbound interchange[22][23]
Cleveland 171 SH 105 / Gladstell Road – Conroe, Beaumont[22][23] Future interchange
172A Loop 573 (Washington Avenue)[22][23] Future interchange
172B
Bus. SH 105 – Cleveland, Conroe[22][23]		 Future interchange
173 FM 2025 – Coldspring[23] Future interchange
174 Loop 573 (Washington Avenue)[23] Future northbound exit[23]
​ * Frontage Road[24][25] Future northbound interchange[24][25]
San Jacinto ​ 174 Loop 573 (Washington Avenue)[24][25] Future southbound interchange[24][25]
​ 175 Red Road[24][25] Future northbound interchange; Sherwood Drive would take this exit and take U-Turn at Red Road[24][25]
​ 175 Frontage Road / Sherwood Drive[24][25] Future southbound interchange; northbound Sherwood Drive access via Red Road exit[24][25]
​ 177 FM 2914[24][25] Future northbound interchange
​ *453A-B* FM 3460 Future interchange; *temporary exit numbers*
​ *451* FM 223 Future interchange; *temporary exit numbers*
​ – US 59 north Future northern terminus of I-69
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  20. ↑ https://kkyr.com/texas-highway-funding-extended-for-i-69-and-more/
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  23. ↑ 23.00 23.01 23.02 23.03 23.04 23.05 23.06 23.07 23.08 23.09 23.10 23.11 U.S. Route 59 in Texas
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