Transportation
BY MIRANDA JAIMES
Keller Hicks Road intersection closes to kick off $7.2 M project On Feb. 12 construction crews closed the intersection at Keller Hicks Road near Buckhead Way in northeast Fort Worth to start work on a major project. The $7.2 million project will first build a culvert at the intersection. This will mean road closures and one-way traffic on Keller Hicks Road from Lauren Way to Katy Road for about three months, according to city documents. Drivers are advised to take Park Vista Boulevard to Timberland Boule- vard as a detour. What else? In addition to building a culvert, the project will improve the existing two-lane asphalt road with a three-lane concrete road, including a center turn
BROOKSTONE CT.
LAUREN WAY
KELLER HICKS RD.
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Construction on Pate Orr Road underway Construction started in late 2023 to make drainage upgrades and add a new sidewalk along Pate Orr Road South in Keller. The details Pate Orr’s southbound lane from Brook- stone to Bear Creek Parkway will be closed for about four months for construction. Southbound Pate Orr will be open to local traffic only to Brookstone Court. The $646,000 project is slated to finish in April.
lane, city documents stated. Other improvements include: • 10-foot sidewalks replacing drainage • Illumination improvements
• Replacing the stop sign at the intersection of Keller Hicks Road and Katy Road with a traffic signal and left-turn lanes • Removing and replacing an existing culvert to change the elevation of the road at the culvert crossing Later this year, crews will close the railroad crossing near Katy Road due to construction activities. Documents show this activity to be authorized from Aug. 5-Oct. 6.
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