North Texas drivers who use northbound U.S. Highway 75 (Central Expressway) between Northwest Highway (Loop 12) and Interstate 635 should plan for overnight delays this week.<\/p>\n
According to TxDOT, the three left lanes of northbound U.S. 75 in that stretch are scheduled to be closed nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
Even though this is an overnight closure, it\u2019s happening on a corridor that stays busy well past sunset \u2014 so it can still affect late-evening commutes, airport runs, and anyone working non-traditional hours.<\/p>\n
The work is part of the larger U.S. 75 \u201cTechnology Lanes\u201d project managed by TxDOT, which is converting the existing HOV lanes into peak-hour technology lanes from I-635 in Dallas County to SH 121\/Sam Rayburn Tollway in Collin County.<\/p>\n
The project modernizes how the managed lanes function, shifting away from the older HOV setup with restrictive entry and exit points toward a more flexible system. Construction includes replacing the double white stripes\/pylons with broken white striping so drivers can move between the technology lane and general-purpose lanes more continuously, depending on when the lane is restricted or open. All road work is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n
What drivers should expect overnight:<\/p>\n
With three left lanes closed, traffic will be pushed into fewer lanes, and that typically creates:<\/p>\n
Slower speeds and stop-and-go flow approaching the work zone<\/p>\n
Last-minute merging near the closure points<\/p>\n
More crashes from lane changes (especially on Central at night)<\/p>\n
Also keep in mind: overnight work is always subject to change based on weather or field conditions, so the setup may look different night to night.<\/p>\n
Ways to avoid delays:<\/p>\n
If northbound U.S. 75 is usually your route during those overnight hours, a few practical options can help:<\/p>\n
Use the Dallas North Tollway for longer northbound trips (especially if you\u2019re going toward Plano\/Allen\/McKinney).<\/p>\n
Stay on surface streets parallel to 75, like Greenville Avenue, if you\u2019re moving within central\/northeast Dallas and can avoid the freeway merge points.<\/p>\n
If you must take 75, build in extra time and merge early, don\u2019t wait until the cones force the merge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Texas drivers who use northbound U.S. Highway 75 (Central Expressway) between Northwest Highway (Loop 12) and Interstate…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[71900,102,581,104,103,13124,71901,71902,65468],"class_list":["post-179000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-central-expressway","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-county","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-dallas-north-tollway","tag-hov-lanes","tag-managed-lanes","tag-overnight-hours"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}