Transportation
BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH & CODY THORN
• Cost: $47 million • Funding sources: TxDOT, Federal Highway Administration, DFW Airport 5 FM 1938 median project
• Timeline: TBD • Cost: $169,788 • Funding sources: cities of Colleyville, Euless
Upcoming projects
Completed projects
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1 Austin Street repairs Project: The project provides for the reconstruction of 800 linear feet of road, including new curbs and gutters, sidewalks, barrier-free ramps and driveway approaches from Franklin Street to where Austin Street dead ends at the TEXRail railroad tracks. Update: The city of Grapevine approved a contract for road work at the Feb. 17 council meeting. • Timeline: projectto begin in May and take six months to complete • Cost: $683,520 • Funding sources: city of Grapevine, Tarrant County 2 Heritage Avenue/Cheek-Sparger Road Project: The project consists of extending the southbound right-turn lane on Heritage Avenue and Cheek-Sparger Road, addressing issues caused by erosion at the existing culvert bridge crossing and replacing and extending the culvert under the road, Colleyville Public Works Director Lisa Escobedo said. A 7-foot concrete sidewalk, curb ramps and a pedestrian handrail will also be added to the east side of the road to connect the apartment complex with H-E-B, she said. Update: Colleyville City Council approved an interlocal agreement with the city of Euless for the road project on Heritage Avenue at the March 10 regular meeting.
6 East Wall Street drainage improvements Project: East Wall Street, west of Dooley Street to Austin Street, had storm drainage improvements to eliminate a ditch in Grapevine. A 31-foot-wide curb and gutter street with sidewalks from Dooley Street to Austin Street was added. Update: Wright Construction Co. wrapped up work on the project. • Timeline: completedin early April • Cost: $182,995.50 Project: Superior Pipeline Services, on behalf of Atmos Energy, closed the southbound lane of Nolen Drive at East Southlake Boulevard for four weeks for gas line repairs in Southlake. Detours from Southlake Boulevard to Commerce Street, then Exchange Boulevard, before returning to Nolen Drive, according to the city’s Facebook page. Update: Work nished on the project. • Timeline: February-March • Cost: not available • Funding: Atmos Energy • Funding source: city of Grapevine 7 Nolen Drive gas line repair
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Ongoing projects
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Project: Work includes converting the two-way left turn lane into a 14-foot-wide raised median. At intersections with median breaks, the median would be reduced to a width of 2 feet and a 12-foot-wide left turn lane would be provided. Lane con guration will not change. The project will be from West Southlake Boulevard to Emerald Hills Way in North Richland Hills. Additionally, the road from FM 1709 to Starnes Road will be reconstructed. Update: The project started March 16, and road closures are expected to occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Lane closures are between West Southlake Boulevard and Union Church Road/West Continental Boulevard. The impacted areas are: a left-turn lane closure from westbound West Southlake Boulevard to southbound Randol Mill Avenue; left through-lane closure on southbound Randol Mill Avenue; left through-lane closure on northbound Davis Boulevard/Randol Mill Avenue approaching West Southlake Boulevard and left- turn lane closure from northbound Randol Mill Avenue to westbound West Southlake Boulevard. • Timeline: workexpected to be completed in the summer of 2027 • Cost: $9.9 million • Funding source: TxDOT
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3 SH 360 Repaving Project: The Texas Department of Transportation is making operational improvements on SH 360, between Stone Myers Parkway and Mid-Cities Boulevard in Grapevine and Euless. According to the TxDOT website, the work is to remove a bottleneck that occurs on SH 360. Update: Nightly lane closures in the northbound and southbound lanes of SH 360 will occur through March 27, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. • Timeline: February-March • Cost: Not available • Funding sources: TxDOT 4 DFW Airport East-West Connector Project: The 1.65-mile East-West Connector will extend Rental Car Drive from International Parkway to SH 360, adding a connection into DFW Airport to the Southgate Plaza entrance to the airport. Update: A two-way stop with a ashing signal was placed at the intersection of SH 360 frontage road and East Harwood Road. • Timeline: completionthis spring
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EULESS 900 E Harwood Rd (817) 545-2184 KELLER 101 Keller Smithfield Rd S (817) 482-8295
BEDFORD 1520 Airport Fwy (817) 508-4490 WESTLAKE 2341 Highway 377 (817) 490-9072
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