TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Fort Worth, Keller join forces on $6.4 million transportation project at US 377/Keller Hicks
COMPILED BY MARK FADDEN
Fort Worth and Keller are working together to improve pedestrian safety and tra c ow near the intersection of Keller Hicks Road and US 377. With the Missouri Paci c Railroad line serving as the city limits between Fort Worth and Keller, the two cities have agreed that Fort Worth will make improvements to the west of the railway while Keller is responsible for improvements to the east side of the tracks. Fort Worth is managing the project. According to Fort Worth Communications Man- ager Valerie Colapret, the improvements to Keller Hicks Road on the west side of the railway include improving the road from a two-lane asphalt road to a three-lane concrete road with 10-foot sidewalks, drainage improvements, illumination improve- ments, a new tra c signal at Keller Hicks and Katy Road, and an improved railroad crossing. Keller will improve the roadway between the rail- road and US 377 with sidewalks, a sidewalk crossing at the railroad, curb and gutter improvements, and better-de ned driveways, according to Rachel Reynolds, Keller’s communication and public engagement manager. An interconnection installed
between the railroad infrastructure and the US 377 tra c signal combined with an improved intersec- tion to make turns easier will increase tra c ow. “This project is part of [Keller’s] continued investment in providing pedestrian safety around and across the railroad tracks,” Director of Public Works Alonzo Liñán said. According to Colapret, the construction cost esti- mate is $6.4 million, with Fort Worth contributing $4.5 million of that amount and Keller contributing the remaining funds. Funding from the Fort Worth side will come from its 2018 bond program and transportation impact fees. Keller will use money from its general fund. Most of the utilities have already been relocated, Colapret said. The nal one should be in place by the end of April. “We’ll be looking at construction starting around November 2023, expecting to take 15-18 months,” she said.
Renovations made on both sides of the railway near US 377 and Keller Hicks Road will improve congestion and pedestrian safety. (Mark Fadden/Community Impact)
TWO TOWNS, ONE PROJECT The project will widen Keller Hicks Road from two lanes to three lanes.
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