US Route 281 ( US $ 281 ) is the US Navy Roadway stretching from the Mexican border in the Rio Grande Valley to the Canadian border near Dunseith, North Dakota. In the state of Texas, the highway is a major north-north corridor, connecting Brownsville to the Oklahoma state lane on the Red River in Burkburnett. Several 281 US segments coincided with the Interstate route, including I-69C in the Rio Grande Valley, I-37 in San Antonio, and I-44 north of Wichita Falls.
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Route description
US 281 has two segments signed near the southern terminal in the Rio Grande Valley, both of which are signed east-west. The eastern segment, considered the main line of US 281 by TxDOT, began in Brownsville at an intersection with Business US 77 and SH 48 about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Mexican border, and traveled west through several communities along the border to Pharr. The west segment, officially registered as a runway connection by TxDOT and often labeled on the map as US 281 Spur, begins north of the McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge in Hidalgo and travels north along the International Boulevard before turning east to Coma Avenue and enter Pharr. The two segments (along with Spur 600, which provides access to the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge) meet at Cage Boulevard, where signboards change to the north-north, and the highway turns to the north. The northern exchange with I-2, US 281 coincides with I-69C to the northern terminal (in December 2015) in Edinburg. US 281 travels through small towns and sparsely populated areas, alternating between divided roads and main roads, to join I-37 north of Three Rivers. Both routes are split south of Pleasanton and separately move north to San Antonio.
In San Antonio, US 281 overlaps I-410 on the south side of the city until another exchange with I-37. US 281 and I-37 then overlap north to Downtown San Antonio until I-37 ends at I-35. US 281 continues north from Downtown San Antonio as McAllister Freeway, cutting I-410 again at a junction pile in Uptown San Antonio, with access to San Antonio International Airport. The expressway ends at Loop 1604, and US 281 continues through Bexar County as the main road. In Central Texas, it serves as Blanco's main street before embarking on a concurrency with US 290 south of Johnson City. As US 290 continues into Austin, US 281 and US 290 provide a beautiful and less crowded alternative to I-35 between San Antonio and Austin. Both routes are split in the city, with US 281 continuing towards Marble Falls, Burnet and Lampasas.
North of Stephenville, US 281 crosses I-20 and continues through North Central Texas, passes Mineral Wells and Jacksboro. Upon reaching Wichita Falls, US 281 became the highway. It began concurrency with I-44 at the west end of the route, and two routes to the north, across the Red River to Oklahoma near Burkburnett.
Maps U.S. Route 281 in Texas
History
A project to build a pile of exchanges on I-410 ("San Antonio Web") completed June 9, 2008; there was no direct access between the two highways and the surface roads required to travel between highways. The reason for this early lack of direct exchange was due to litigation filed in the late 1960s against the Texas Highway Department for the alignment of the original highway construction through parts of Brackenridge Park and Olmos Park allegedly violating several Federal laws, eventually including NEPA. As a result of the Supreme Court decision in a more advanced and very similar case involving the proposed I-40 development through Overton Park in Memphis, Tennessee that upholds and confirms the plaintiff in that circumstance and hinders the construction of the highway through parks with Federal funding, the Department The Texas Highway chooses to build McAlister Freeway completely with State funding using a modified design that will increase curvature but limit encroachment into and impact noise in the Sunken Park area within Brackenridge Park. Funding of various highway projects from around Texas is reallocated to the McAlister Freeway project, which was initially resolved only by indirect exchanges through existing surface roads to Loop 410 because it does not require Federal funding or approvals and Loop 410 loops from those locations where the the main McAlister Freeway will pass under already completed many years before.
In 2010, US 281 from Loop 1604 to Bulverde Road in north San Antonio was rebuilt as the main road. Groundbreaking was held on March 11, 2010 with construction finishing later that year in September.
Future
The highway is currently being expanded from a two-lane highway to a four-lane highway from River Crossing to Comal-Blanco county line at a cost of $ 30.5 million. The US 281 section of I-2/US 83 at Pharr to George West continues to be upgraded to interstate highways as part of the Interstate 69 expansion, and will be signed as Interstate 69C.
The US 281 section of Loop 1604 to the Bexar-Comal county line is currently experiencing severe congestion during peak hours, becoming the most congested highway in Bexar County. TxDOT plans to increase this section of the highway from a highway to a limited access road, with construction starting in 2017 and ending in 2022. Part 1, from Loop 1604 to Stone Oak Parkway, is planned to be built from 2017 to 2020 Part 2, from Stone Oak Parkway to Borgfeld Drive, is planned to be built from 2019 to 2022. The project will cost $ 532 million. Ground breaking for this project was held on March 31, 2017 with construction officially commencing on 17 July.
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The US Highway in Texas uses a green reflective label about every 2 miles on a sign post that also includes a route marker. They are just below the route marker. The number increases when one goes south (for the north-south route) or east (for the east-west route). This marker is part of the Texas Reference Marker System, which was introduced in 1990. The Texas State Transportation Planning Map includes an optional overlay with reference markers.
All exits are not numbered.
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