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Construction Boom Takes Over

A citywide road construction plan involving 16 major public works and water utility upgrade projects totaling
as much as $80 million rolled out in 2014. From street repairs to new bridges and sidewalks, improved sewer and
water lines to widened roadways, these projects are paid for by previous bond elections combined with some
federal grants and state transportation dollars. The work touches virtually all areas of Arlington and represents a
significantly accelerated scope of work. A few of the larger projects:
• Tri-Schools Street Improvement
Project. In this $16-million
project, crews improved water,
sanitary sewer, storm water
drainage, street lighting and
streets in the area of three
Mansfield ISD schools, making
it safer for all traveling in the
area. Before the improvements,
these roads had limited
sidewalks, narrow lines and
two-lane asphalt roadways with
ditch drainage, making it unsafe
for the community.
• Center Street will be extended
in South Arlington with a new
four-lane bridge to be built over
I-20. The $11-million project not

only will provide a new
access point across
I-20 — connecting north
and south Arlington
— it will also provide
traffic relief to other
congested roads and
an opportunity for
business development
in the area.
• Construction of a
turn lane on Bowen
Road near I-20 was
built, including storm
drainage and water line
improvements, sidewalks
and Americans With
Disabilities (ADA) ramps. The

Tri-Schools
Project
$300,000-project eased traffic
around the new International
Leadership of Texas charter
school. The school contributed
$40,000 towards the project.

MAX Ridership Increases

Metro ArlingtonXpress, or
MAX, continued to be a way to
get around. The two-year pilot
program allows riders to travel
between two stops in Arlington
and the Trinity Railway Express
CentrePort/DFW Airport Station,
connecting them to the rest of the
Metroplex. Ridership numbers
show that the service averages
250 trips per day each month.
The cost of running the service is
being shared between the City, UT
Arlington, business partnerships
and a grant from the Federal
Transit Administration.

MAX
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