As Dallas motorists prepare for another full weekend shutdown of Interstate 30, the disruption is more than a traffic inconvenience—it is the visible result of a massive infrastructure plan approved years earlier. The $888 million I-30 Canyon Project, first outlined in a 2021 federal grant application, promised to reconnect communities long divided by the freeway. Today, South Dallas residents are living through the construction phase, navigating extended closures, detours, and restricted access while awaiting the long-term benefits once framed as progress.
