TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
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Construction continues on Windhaven Parkway as it is extended in Lewisville.
DESTINE GIBSON COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Council approves more funding for Windhaven Parkway project
BY DESTINE GIBSON
inspection services for the railroad bridge; associated retaining walls and rail components; and providing a day-to-day project manager who is already intimately familiar with the project and project history, accord- ing to the agenda. The project includes construction of a nearly 1,500-foot extension of Windhaven from Cookie Lane to Brown Knight Lane; construction of an approximately 100-foot-long railroad bridge; the construction and removal of temporary shoo y track; a new roadway underpass; utilities and other associated structures.
Lewisville City Council unani- mously approved funding for the Windhaven Parkway extension at the Kansas City Southern Railroad, which is under construction. Additional funding was approved for more than $1.7 million, according to the July 18 agenda item. The fee includes $880,000 for project manage- ment and $613,650 for rail and bridge inspection. The council approved a $16.57 million contract to complete the project April 4. The project consists of extending Windhaven Parkway—a four-lane, divided roadway—under- neath the railroad. The amendment was prompted by a change in scope and expansion of the project, according to the agenda item. The total cost for the project design plus the additional services covered in the subject amendment is $2.8 million. Additional services include adding construction
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ONGOING PROJECTS
Old Gerault Drive improvements Old Gerault Drive, north of Enterprise Drive, will be closed through Aug. 31 for improvements that include widening the road associated with the Niagara Conser- vation commercial project. The company is splitting the bill with the town. Timeline: Feb. 14 - Aug. 31 Cost: $173,968 (Flower Mound portion) Funding source: sales tax
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF AUG. 3. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LFHNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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LEWISVILLE FLOWER MOUND HIGHLAND VILLAGE EDITION • AUGUST 2022
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