Transportation
BY COLBY FARR
Crews began preconstruction activities along Hwy. 183 and I-820 in November as part of the North Tarrant Express Capacity Improvement project, according to a news release. What’s happening? The project will add a free, general-purpose lane in each direction along I-820 and a toll lane in each direction along Hwy. 183. Full construction is expected to be underway by mid-2024 with completion anticipated in 2027. Early construction activity includes installing construction barriers and striping lanes. Most construction will occur overnight to minimize disruption to drivers, according to the news release. Construction begins on county tollway project
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Nov. 28 listing the state’s 100 most congested roads in 2022. The Dallas-Fort Worth area counts 39 roads, including Hwy. 183 and I-820, among that list. The background The project is part of a public-private agreement between the Texas Department of Transportation and NTE Mobility Partners. The agreement called for capacity improvements when traffic counts reached a certain level. “That threshold has been met almost eight years ahead of projection,” NTE Mobility Partners CEO Jose Espinosa said in a statement.
The project will cost about $414 million and will be fully funded by toll revenues collected from NTE TEXpress Lanes, per the release. What the experts say When the project is completed, drivers should see an immediate improvement in congestion, said David Schrank, senior research scientist at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. That feeling may ebb over time as the area continues to grow. “Texas has this good problem in that a lot of people are moving to Texas,” he said. The transportation institute published a report
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