Section 3 runs from U.S. 50 near Washington to U.S. 231 near NSA Crane and is approximately 26 miles in length. The Record of Decision was received on January 28, 2010. Sections 2 and 3 were designed and constructed using a combination of Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build contracts. Section 3 was divided into 4 Design-Build construction contracts.
Section 3 is now open to traffic.