North Tarrant Express (NTE) Extensions
Dallas - Fort Worth, TX, USA | Texas DOT - 2013-2018 | DBFOM | USD $1,600 million
Project Description
The North Tarrant Express (NTE) 35W Project represents the second phase of the broader North Tarrant Express managed lanes program in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The project involved the reconstruction, widening, and addition of tolled managed lanes (TEXpress Lanes) along approximately 10.1 miles of Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, Texas.
The project was delivered in two segments:
Segment 3A – a 6.5-mile section extending from I-30 in downtown Fort Worth to I-820, including the reconstruction of the I-35W / I-820 interchange and the addition of two managed lanes in each direction. The works included reconstruction of frontage roads, bridges, overpasses, ramps, and interchange improvements.
Segment 3B – a 3.6-mile section extending from I-820 north to U.S. 81/287, including the addition of two managed lanes in each direction and improvements to approximately 4 miles of the I-35W corridor.
The project forms part of the broader North Tarrant Express network, designed to improve travel reliability and reduce congestion along key commuter and freight corridors serving the Dallas–Fort Worth region.
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Owner: Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
Delivery Method: DBFOM (Revenue-Risk P3)
Construction Cost: 1.6 billion USD
Award - Completion: 2011 - 2018
Consortium: NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3
Developer: Cintra, Meridiam, DPFPS, APG Group
DBJV: Ferrovial Construction, Webber
Lead Designers: AECOM
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Proposal Management & Strategic Advisory
Design Management & Technical Coordination
Qualified Partner Selection & Negotiation (Design & Construction)
Design Compliance & Due Diligence Review
ATCs Development
BOQs Preparation & Cost Support
Technical Proposal Development & Writing
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Magnitvde’s Principal participated in the North Tarrant Express 35W project while serving in a previous role prior to founding Magnitvde.
In this capacity, he served as Bid Design Engineer, supervising the development of the preliminary bid design and reporting directly to the Design Manager for the project.
Responsibilities included coordinating multidisciplinary design development, ensuring compliance with TxDOT technical requirements, and supporting the development of Alternative Technical Concepts (ATCs) to optimize project design and financial feasibility.
Working closely with the developer’s traffic analysis team, Magnitvde’s principal contributed to the development of partial design solutions supporting multiple ATCs, which played a key role in improving the project’s technical competitiveness and financial viability during the procurement process.