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Smooth Ride: Arlington Increases Street Spending
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The City
recognizes that
smooth, well-
maintained streets
are important to
residents.

Since adopting a
“worst first” approach
to street repairs and
maintenance in
2015, Arlington has
reduced its work list
of streets needing
a complete rebuild
from 320 lane miles
down to 278 lane
miles. To keep progress moving forward, the City increased street maintenance and
rebuilding spending to approximately $57 million in FY 2017.
In Other Mobility News
• The Milo autonomous
shuttle made its debut in the
Entertainment District.
• Significant progress, including
construction of the southbound
SH 360 service road bridge,
was made on the $233-million
Interstate 30/State Highway 360
Interchange Project in Arlington
in FY 2017. The four-year TxDOT
project began in March 2016
and will open in summer 2018.
Abram Street Bridge Over Johnson Creek Completed

A new Abram Street bridge over
Johnson Creek opened to drivers in
early February.

The former bridge, located east
of Collins Street near Meadowbrook
Park, was demolished as part of the
City’s Abram Street rebuild project from
Cooper Street east to the Grand Prairie
border. The new bridge is about nine
feet higher than the old bridge to help
alleviate roadway flooding during heavy
storms.

Arlington voters approved funding
for the multi-year Abram Street rebuild
project during the 2003 and 2008 bond
elections. Additional funding comes
from the Tarrant County Transportation
Bond Program.

In addition to reconstructing the
bridge, the City completed work on
Abram between Stadium Drive and
Collins Street in FY 2017. The final
section of rebuild, between Cooper and
Collins streets, begins in FY 2018.
• Several bridges opened in FY
2017 as part of the $340-million
SH 360 South Project. The
9.7-mile toll road project, which
began in fall 2015 and will be
complete in 2018, stretches
from Green Oaks Boulevard in
Arlington to US 287.
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