$ 18-Million Tri-Schools Road Project Finishes Ahead of Schedule
In April 2016, Arlington and Mansfield city and school leaders celebrated the completion of the $ 18-million Tri-Schools Street Improvement Project in southwest Arlington.
The project, part of the 2008 bond program, consists of street, sidewalk, drainage, water and sanitary sewer improvements to Calender, Ledbetter and Russell roads near Carol Holt Elementary School, Cross Timbers Intermediate School and T. A. Howard Middle School. Work was finished five months ahead of schedule.
TxDOT Completes Reconstruction of Cooper Street
The Texas Department of Transportation( TxDOT) completed its $ 5.3-million reconstruction project on Farm-to-Market 157 / Cooper Street from I-20 to Mitchell Street in 2016.
The 3.8-mile project, which improved mobility and safety, consisted of the milling and repair of the existing surface, a new asphalt overlay, sidewalks, driveway reconstruction and new traffic signals. It also included the installation of raised curb medians from
Arkansas Lane to Mitchell Street. TxDOT has previously worked with Arlington to improve the safety of motorists through the installation of raised curb medians.
Medians were installed on a 7-mile portion of Cooper Street from Arkansas Lane to U. S. 287 in 2008. Wrecks have been substantially reduced since the installation of raised-curb medians in that area, TxDOT officials said.
Street Maintenance Creates Smoother Ride on Green Oaks, Little Road
Work to create a smoother ride for drivers on sections of Green Oaks Boulevard and Little Road in southwest Arlington was just a small portion of the $ 12.6-million the City invested in street maintenance projects in 2016. The repair work, which included milling off the existing road surface, repairing failed sections of concrete paving underneath, and laying down a new two-inch asphalt overlay road surface, improved stretches of Green Oaks Boulevard between Little Road and I-20 and Little Road between Pleasant Ridge Road to I-20.
Further north, the City completed the first phase of street maintenance work on Green Oaks Boulevard between Pioneer Parkway and Arkansas Lane, which included installation of new sidewalk ramps.
Both projects together cost an estimated $ 4.7 million, about $ 1 million less than originally projected. The repairs were funded through the voter-approved Street Maintenance Sales Tax Fund.
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