Transportation
BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH
Upcoming projects
5C
N. BEACH ST.
5B
OAK TRL.
1 North Walnut Street Project: The project will include a new concrete street, curb and gutter drainage improvements. Sidewalks and street lighting from Byron Nelson Boulevard to North Oak Street will also be installed. Storm drainage improvements will occur along Lois Street, as well. Update: Roanoke City Council awarded a bid to McMahon Contracting, a construction company, at the Feb. 24 council meeting. • Timeline: work anticipated to start mid-April • Cost: $3.6 million • Funding sources: city of Roanoke, Denton County 2 US 377 landscape improvements Project: The improvements consist of installing landscaping and irrigation, including the planting of trees, shrubs and ground cover along US 377 from Denton Street to north of SH 114 in Roanoke. Update: Roanoke City Council approved an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to fund the project at the Feb. 24 meeting.
114
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5A
KNOX RD.
TIMBERLAND BLVD.
ROANOKE RD.
2
CHAMPIONS VIEW PKWY.
377
MT GILEAD RD.
SUMMER LN.
BYRON NELSON BLVD.
4
RANDOL MILL AVE.
GOLDEN TRIANGLE BLVD.
ROBIN DR.
ALTA VISTA RD.
BANCROFT RD.
W. SOUTHLAKE BLVD.
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KELLER PKWY.
W. CONTINENTAL BLVD.
HERITAGE TRACE PKWY.
377
LOIS ST.
3
DENTON ST.
KROGER DR.
SHADY GROVE RD.
Keller
1938
35W
WESTERN CENTER BLVD.
WATAUGA RD.
MID CITIES BLVD.
• Timeline: TBD • Cost: $582,198 • Funding source: TxDOT 3 FM 1938 median project
EMERALD HILLS WAY
MAP NOT TO SCALE N
Project: Work will include converting the two-way left turn lane into a 14-foot-wide raised median. At intersections with median breaks, the median will be reduced to a width of 2 feet, and a 12-foot-wide left-turn lane will be created. Lane configuration will not change. The project will be from W. Southlake Boulevard to Emerald Hills Way. Additionally, the road from FM 1709 to Starnes Road will be reconstructed. Update: The project began March 16, and road closures are expected to occur between 9 a.m.-3 p.m. • Timeline: March-summer 2027 • Cost: $9.9 million • Funding source: TxDOT
Update: The road between Robin Drive and Bancroft Road will operate as a southbound-only route during construction. • Timeline: March-end of May • Cost: $1.6 million • Funding source: city of Keller 5 County partnership repaving project Project: Street maintenance will be conducted for eight asphalt streets in Keller in partnership with Tarrant County. Road closures and detours will be updated as each road is worked on. Update: 5A Work is ongoing for North Pearson Lane between Summer Lane and the northern city limits. 5B Improvements to Roanoke Road from Knox Road to the northern city limits are anticipated to begin the week of March 23 and finish by the end of April. 5C Work on Oak Trail started March 9 and is expected to finish by the end of March.
• Timeline: Jan. 12-August • Cost: $1.29 million • Funding source: city of Keller 6 North Beach Street and Champions View Parkway traffic signal Project: The work includes the installation of a new traffic signal with new pedestrian sidewalk and crosswalks, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps and Accessible Pedestrian Signals. Update: All traffic signal infrastructure is installed. Additional work includes median work adjacent to the new left-turn lanes that were added and installing ADA ramps, crosswalks and striping. • Timeline: traffic light activation expected to occur in May • Cost: $2 million • Funding source: city of Fort Worth
Ongoing projects
4 Mount Gilead Road Project: Water lines will be installed from Robin Drive to Bancroft Road along Mount Gilead Road.
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