TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Bates Street on track for summer completion in Keller
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With an eye on mobility improvements, Keller is making headway in Old Town Keller with several improvements. First, is the Bates Street Reconstruction Project. “Bates Street is a three-pronged project where we have Bates Street, a pedestrian-activated signal on US 377 and Bates Street Park that’s also getting rehabbed,” said Director of Public Works Alonzo Liñán. “We’re 95% done on [the signal at] US 377. On Bates Street, we’re 60% done now, and we do expect to still hit our target of late summer completion.” While much of the city’s work is complete with the Bates Street project, utilities are a big part of the equation. “I’d say 75% of the pavement is down; we have pedestal pads for the utility boxes in and the conduit run,” Liñán said. “Now the utilities just have to run their wires through it. Once that’s done, we move on to the park, and that will start in the spring.” Second, the Bear Creek roundabout has all of the pave- ment, markings, sidewalks and all of the utilities done, according to Liñán. “Oncor has three or four lights that need to be repaired,” Liñán said. “Outside of that, it’s fully operational and doing what it’s supposed to do.” The third portion is the South Elm Street enhancements, which include on-street parking, adding street lights, and replacing the bridge that spans Bear Creek.
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Three areas of work in Old Town Keller address street, foot tra c. 1 Bates Street pedestrian signal 2 Elm Street bridge 3 Bear Creek roundabout
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF FEB. 15. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT KRNNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Timeline: March 2021-January 2023 Funding source: Fort Worth Highway and Street Departments 2018 Bond Road work nished in Fort Worth The Kroger Drive road improvements project in Fort Worth is listed as sub- stantially completed, according to the city website. The second phase of Kro- ger Drive improvements stretched from Ray White Road to Park Vista Circle. The project included widening Kroger Drive from a two-lane to a four-lane, undivid- ed roadway. Tra c signals at Park Vista Circle and Ray White Road near Keller Central High School were added, and a 10-foot sidewalk path was constructed on the south side of the roadway. Cost: $3.6 million
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“You won’t see anything today, because it’s all on paper,” Liñán said. “That’s probably about 30% of the way through and we expect to see some designs [in] mid- to late summer.” Cost for Old Town Keller Phase II is $6,660,753. Funding sources include the city’s general fund, Keller Devel- opment Corporation, American Rescue Plan Act, Green Ribbon grants from TxDOT and debt to be issued.
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