Transportation
BY CECILIA LENZEN
Central Trail getting nearly $9.7M in pathway improvements
An area at the border Richardson is slated to receive several million dollars in transportation infrastructure improvements. Dallas County commissioners approved a funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transpor- tation, the Regional Transportation Council and the city of Richardson in November to allow improve- ments along Buckingham Road, South Greenville Avenue, Walnut Street and Abrams Road. The details The project will include: • 1.4 miles of off-street path improvements from the existing Central Trail at Buckingham Road to the existing sidewalks west of the Dallas College Richland Campus • An enhanced Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail crossing for pedestrians and cyclists on Buckingham Road • A 12-foot trail with a concrete buffer and drainage
The cost The project has several funding sources, according to commissioner documents.
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$6.5 million from the Texas Department of Transportation $1.4 million from Dallas County $1.3 million from the Regional Transportation Council $475,000 from the city of Richardson
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improvements along Greenville Avenue • Americans with Disabilities Act improvements at the intersection of Greenville Avenue and Buckingham Road • A 12-foot trail with a concrete buffer tying into an existing sidewalk near Abrams Road A contractor for the project has not yet been
selected but must be chosen by December 2025, according to the documents. No timeline for completion was provided. The context The 4.2-mile Central Trail runs from West Buckingham Road in the south to North Glenville Drive within the city of Richardson.
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