TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Texas Department of Transportation to overhaul Hwy. 114
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The Texas Department of Trans- portation is planning changes to Hwy. 114 that consist of widening 7.1 miles of Hwy. 114 from east of International Parkway to east of Riverside Drive located within the cities of Irving and Grapevine, according to a presenta- tion provided by TxDOT. The project’s purpose is to improve mobility in the corridor by adding capacity to meet existing and future tra c demands, upgrade the existing corridor to meet engineering design standards, and manage congestion. The changes are needed, as the exist- ing roadway does not meet existing or future tra c capacity demands in northeast Tarrant County and northwest Dallas County, according to documents. The roadway also does not meet TxDOT design standards, which causes additional congestion, accord- ing to the department. From International Parkway in Grapevine to SH 161 near Irving, the roadway would widen from seven
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MARCH 30. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT GCSNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Stone Gate sidewalk repairs The city of Grapevine is doing a sidewalk restoration project in the Stone Gate neighborhood. Precision Safe Sidewalks will do minor panel replacement and x misaligned side- walks, according to the city. Sidewalk replacement is the responsibility of the adjacent homeowner, but the pilot program will give an estimate, should the city modify the practice. Repairs will be done on Hallmont Drive, Shady Glen Drive and Birch Avenue. Timeline: spring-summer Cost: $20,000 Funding source: Street Maintenance/ Capital Replacement fund
Hwy. 114 could be expanded soon near the Grapevine-Dallas city limits. (Photo by Cody Thorn/Community Impact)
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general-purpose lanes to eight, and two managed lanes or express lanes would be constructed. Eight frontage road lanes would be widened, and a 10-foot-wide shared-use path would be constructed on the frontage road for bicycles and pedestrians. The proposed design change for Hwy. 114 from SH 161 to Spur 348 would widen the roadway to eight general purpose lanes and increase the number of managed lanes from two to four.
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