U.S. Route 82 in Texas - Future

Future

The Marsha Sharp Freeway, named for former Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball coach Marsha Sharp, is currently being built along US 82 in Lubbock, Texas. In 1998, funding was first received. The five-phase project is scheduled to be completed in 2015.

Phase 2 of the project was scheduled to be completed in December 2008 at a cost of $140 million. It involved construction of the freeway from Salem Avenue to Avenue L and erecting interchanges at 19th Street, Quaker Avenue, Fourth Street, and Avenue Q in Lubbock.

  • US 82 Outside of Henrietta, TX

  • The Marsha Sharp Freeway on U.S. Highway 82 in Lubbock

  • Heading west on US-82 out of Sherman, TX

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