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Major I-30 freeway closure on east side of Dallas begins this weekend

Can Big Lots on Gus Thomasson survive?

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There's a major freeway disruption on I-30 on the easternmost side of Dallas, begining June 23, with a closure that will extend through spring 2024.

As part of the ongoing I-635E widening and improvement project, two major closures are scheduled to start this weekend at the I-30/Gus Thomasson Road interchange.

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All lanes of north and southbound Gus Thomasson Road crossing over I-30 will be closed through spring 2024. This closure begins on Friday, June 23 at 8 pm.

During this closure, drivers will access Gus Thomasson Road by using frontage roads, then making U-turns at either Galloway Avenue or Motley Drive.

Gus Thomasson Road closure map Map of detours that will be required with the closure of Gus Thomasson Road over I-30 in far east Dallas.TxDOT

The big impact here will be for the many residents of Casa View who use Gus Thomasson to cross over I-30 and shop at the massive Town East area. This represents not only Town East Mall, but a whole slew of neighboring shopping centers and major stores, from Home Depot to Target to Sprouts to Kroger to Town East Ford to Half Price Books to Big Lots, this is serious.

Closures this weekend
In a more temporary closure: All lanes of eastbound and westbound I-30 will be closed overnight on Saturday June 24, from 8 pm Saturday to 11 am Sunday, June 25 for bridge construction. Drivers will be detoured to frontage roads to access the next available entrance ramps to I-30.

Both directions of I-30 at Gus Thomasson Rd., as well as Gus Thomasson and Galloway Avenue cross streets, will be closed. Detours are as follows:

Full closure of I-30 east bound at Gus Thomasson. Drivers headed east on I-30 will be detoured to take the exit to Gus Thomasson Road/Galloway Avenue/Northwest Drive (exit 56A) and travel on the frontage road to get back to I-30.
Full closure of I-30 west bound at Gus Thomasson. Drivers headed west on I-30 will be detoured to Exit 57, Galloway Avenue, and take the frontage road back to I-30.Closure of I-30 east bound connectors to I-635 (exits 56B and 56C). Drivers going eastbound on I-30 will be detoured to the frontage road prior to Gus Thomasson, and take the frontage road to I-635. Drivers headed south on I-635 will be directed to the entrance at Town East Boulevard. Drivers headed north on I-635 will take Town East Boulevard and U-turn onto the northbound I-635 entrance ramp.
Closure of connector ramps from 635 to I-30. Drivers on northbound I-635 who want to go west on I-30 will be detoured to the northbound I-635 exit at Oates Drive (exit 9A) and will have to U-turn to get to the southbound I-635 frontage road, then take that to the westbound I-30 exit at Gus Thomasson. Southbound drivers on I-635 who want to go west on I-30 will take the I-635 southbound exit at Oates Drive and stay on the frontage road, following the same detour to the westbound I-30 entrance at Gus Thomasson.
All lanes on Galloway Avenue at I-30, both north- and southbound, will be closed. Local traffic will be detoured to Barnes Bridge Road, Morningside Drive, Northwest Drive, and Oates Drive.
All lanes on Gus Thomasson at I-30, both north and southbound, will be closed. Local traffic will be detoured to Oates Drive, Motley Drive, and Town East Boulevard.

Drivers are urged to start planning alternate routes and extra travel time in this corridor.

For additional information related to the 635 East Project, visit www.635east.com.

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Fun times in the city

Dallas swings a spot on new list of most fun cities in U.S. for 2024

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Dallas just wants to have fun, according to WalletHub's new ranking of the most fun cities in America in 2024.

The annual report ranked Dallas No. 31 out of 182 U.S. cities.

WalletHub's experts compared each city using 65 metrics to determine their level of "fun." Metrics were split among three main categories: entertainment and recreation, nightlife and parties, and cost.

According to the study's findings, Dallas was 24th nationally in the category for nightlife and parties, and ranked No. 39 in the "entertainment and recreation" category. That may be especially alluring for anyone who wants to explore the city's vast entertainment opportunities (especially during the holiday season), family-friendly recreational activities, top dining destinations, and more. Plus, Dallas is home to entertainment juggernauts like the State Fair of Texas and TopGolf.

Dallas performed poorly in the overall cost category, earning No. 114 out of all 182 cities. However, this category mostly compares flat costs rather than affordability based on local cost of living.

Potential new Dallasites should do their research before deciding to move here, rather than basing their decision on short trips and vacations alone. But we won't blame them for wanting to live in one of the best cities in the world.

"The top cities offer affordable options for year-round fun for their residents, which is good for residents’ wallets and their mental health," said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo in the report.

Austin (No. 6) and Houston (No. 9) were the only Texas cities to earn a spot in the top 10 most fun U.S. cities list. Austin moved up one spot from last year, while Houston made a 10-place jump.

Other fun-filled Texas cities that made it in the top 100 are El Paso (No. 53), Fort Worth (No. 55), Plano (No. 78), Arlington (No. 79), and Corpus Christi (No. 99).

The top 10 most fun U.S. cities are:

No. 1 – Las Vegas, Nevada
No. 2 – Orlando, Florida
No. 3 – Miami, Florida
No. 4 – Atlanta, Georgia
No. 5 – New Orleans, Louisiana
No. 6 – Austin, Texas
No. 7 – San Francisco, California
No. 8 – Chicago, Illinois
No. 9 – Houston, Texas
No. 10 – New York City, New York

Cities were evaluated based on the number of attractions per capita, nightlife activities per capita, the average prices for eating at a restaurant or buying a movie ticket, and more. Data was sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, The Trust for Public Land, and the Council for Community and Economic Research, among others.

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