Each and every work day more than 180,000 motorists endure the convergence of highways north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Just a few years ago, the limited number of lanes and criss-crossing interchanges resulted in constant traffic congestion, which earned the stretch an unflattering nickname – The Funnel.
That sobriquet is part of the past with the introduction of the DFW Connector, which held its ribbon cutting late last month. The $1.1 billion project has transformed an 8.4-mile stretch of outdated and overwhelmed roadways to a state of the art traffic conduit for one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the country.