Texas Border Business
PHARR, Texas — Work is being finalized on the new McAllen to Edinburg direct connector (DC 2) at the Pharr Interchange and drivers should anticipate a new traffic pattern with its opening planned in mid-July. An exact date for the transition will be announced next week.
To access the new connector, which merges eastbound I-2 traffic onto northbound I-69C, drivers will take the Sugar Road exit in Pharr, stay left and then merge onto a temporary access ramp, located between Sugar Rd and Cage Boulevard. The temporary access ramp is exclusively for northbound traffic and will not provide access to eastbound I-2.
Watch the video below to see how it will all work:
Soon after the opening of DC 2, the Harlingen to Edinburg direct connector (DC 1), which merges westbound I-2 traffic onto northbound I-69C, will close for demolition and reconstruction. The closure will remain for about 6 months. In the meantime, drivers on westbound I-2 in San Juan will take the Cage Boulevard (Business 281) exit and use a dedicated right turn lane at Cage Boulevard to head north on the I-69C frontage road. An expressway entrance ramp north of SH 495, or Ferguson Avenue, will provide access to northbound I-69C.
Additional detour routes will be provided while demolition of DC 1 is occurring, during evening and overnight hours.
Contractor Dragados-Pulice Joint Venture encourages the public to sign up for traffic alerts on the I-2/I-69C Interchange Project on its website: DPJVTX.com. A project hotline (956-803-3560) is also in place to answer questions and provide additional information.
Substantial completion of the I-2/I-69C Interchange Project is expected by the end of 2023. Once completed, the four interchange connectors will each accommodate two lanes of traffic and Interstate 2 will widen to 8 lanes, between 2nd Street in McAllen and Stewart Road in San Juan.
