Eden Road & New York Avenue Realignment (continued)
becomes New York Avenue on the Grand Prairie side of the tollway. The new section of Eden Road runs from
Chambers Creek Lane to the south frontage road for now.
In addition to the realignment, the project also included water and sanitary sewer line renewals, drainage
improvements, sidewalks and bike trails, street lights, and landscaping. This project aligns with City Council’s
priority to improve regional mobility.
In November 2014, Arlington voters approved a five-year, $236 million dollar bond package. Projects
included in the package focus on street improvements, Parks & Recreation, Fire Department facilities, and
City Libraries.
The City offers residents an interactive Bond Tracker website, filtered map, updated stories and videos on
construction projects, and a complete list of the Capital Budget Planning and Project Sequencing for the
2014 Bond Program online. Each project will be updated on the website and the City will post stories, videos
and pictures of the progress of those projects.
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timate
Bid
Underrun
illions) (millions)
(%)
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update
xDOT is working with the cities of Arlington, Forest
Hill, Fort Worth, Kennedale and Mansfield as well
as Tarrant County, the Southeast Tarrant Trans-
$1.8
+6.6
portation
and the North
Central
Council
The Texas Department
of Partnership
Transportation
(TxDOT)
is Texas
working
of Governments
to
improve
mobility
and
operations
with
the
City
of
Arlington,
along
with
the
cities
of
Forest
$0.2
-16.7
around southeast Tarrant County.
Southeast Connector Project
$1.7
$0.2
$0.5
$0.4
$0.6
Hill, Fort Worth, Kennedale, and Mansfield, as well as Tarrant
$0.4
area Texas
continues
to experience
steady growth
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the North This
Central
Council
of Governments,
accompanied
by
increased
traffic
volumes
that exceed
and the Southeast Tarrant Transportation Partnership
to the
$0.4
-10.5
existing capacity of the highway system. To address this
improve mobility and connections in southeast Tarrant
traffic congestion, TxDOT’s Southeast Connector project
County. This area continues
to experience steady growth
is proposing to reconstruct the I-20, I-820 and US 287
$0.5
-7.1
accompanied by increased
interchanges. traffic volumes that exceed the
existing capacity of the roadway system. To address these
The proposed reconstruction would include approximately
issues, the Southeast
Connector
Project I-20
is proposing
to Drive to
16 miles
on three highways:
from Forest Hill
Estimate
reconstruct
and
US 287 I-820
interchanges.
(millions) the I-20,
Park I-820,
Springs
Boulevard;
from I-20 to Brentwood
way
way
Stair Road; and US 287 from Bishop Street to Sublett
The $59.4
proposed reconstruction
would include approximately
Road. The project’s estimated cost is $1.25 billion.
16 miles on three highways: I-20 from Forest Hill Drive to
Eight different
been evaluated
using a
Park $20.0
Springs Boulevard;
I-820 alternatives
from I-20 have
to Brentwood
Stair
variety of methods to reduce the interchange congestion,
Road;
and US 287 from Bishop Street to Sublett Road. The
$54.9
increase safety, and provide more convenient routes of
project’s estimated
cost is currently $1.7 billion for design
travel through the area for vehicles as well as pedestrians
and construction.
$0.2
and bicyclists. Additional frontage road segments and
highway access ramp reconfigurations are being
TxDOT
is recommending
the project include reconstruction
$2.6
considered as part of the project.
of the main highway lanes, addition of auxiliary lanes,
$1.8
From exits,
these and
alternatives,
TxDOT is frontage
recommending the
eliminating
left-hand
reconstructing
reconstruction of the interchanges and adding auxiliary
roads. These elements are designed to reduce congestion,
$0.7
lanes and mainlanes. This alternative includes recon-
increase safety, and
provide more convenient routes of travel
figuring the interchanges to eliminate left-hand exits and
through the area for
vehicles, frontage
pedestrians,
and
bicyclists.
reconstructing
roads with
sidewalks
and bicycle/
s
s
$1.0
tem
shared
use lanes.
Preliminary designs
for the
project are currently underway,
with $4.3
environmental
At this
time,
The clearance
public was expected
able to view in
all 2020.
alternatives
at a
public TxDOT estimates that construction will begin in
meeting on July 19. A public hearing is planned for the
2022.
$0.9
2
winter of 2019 after a final alternative has been selected.
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