I-345

Dozens of Artists Are About to Give Deep Ellum Art Park a Spray-Painted Transformation

by | Nov 7, 2024
Some two dozen new murals of performing artists from Post Malone to Edie Brickell to St. Vincent will be going up at Deep Ellum Art Park, located at the gateway to the historic neighborhood underneath Highway I-345. Attendees of the Deep Ellum Block Party on Nov. 23 will have the chance to pick up a brush and join in.
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I-345 in Dallas, Texas. CityMap study released by Texas Department of Transportation. Photo by Quincy Preston.
Dallas City Council Approves $1B Plan To Tear Down I-345, Rebuild It Below Grade
by | May 24, 2023
In a 14-0 vote, the Dallas City Council has approved a TxDOT-recommended $1 billion "hybrid trench" plan to reconfigure I-345, the sprawling elevated highway that separates downtown Dallas from the Deep Ellum neighborhood to its east. Take a look at the new plan, and get ready for the gridlock to come when the bulldozers roll up—in 2028 or 2029.
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