Motorists drive past a TEXPress lanes sign advertising tolls for $6.15 for a 5.7-mile trip in 2019.
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Get ready to (hopefully) breeze along Northeast Loop 820 and Airport Freeway to DFW Airport. The $414 million highway project that began in 2023 along the corridor is now complete.
Thursday, Sept. 24, marks the first day commuters have access to the new lanes.
The highway revamp, which will aid in a shorter travel time to the airport, was originally supposed to wrap up in early 2027. An emailed press release said TEXpress Highways completed construction months ahead of schedule.
The project expanded 10 miles of the Texas 183/121 (Airport Freeway) and Loop 820 corridors between Euless and Fort Worth.
A general purpose lane was added in each direction on Northeast Loop 820 between Riverside Drive in Fort Worth and Texas 26 in North Richland Hills.
Toll lanes in each direction were added along Airport Freeway between Bedford-Euless Road in North Richland Hills and Industrial Boulevard in Euless.
The project was funded by toll revenues from drivers.
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This story was originally published September 24, 2026 at 2:51 PM.
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Ella Gonzales is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.