project update: airport freeway, i-820 and i-35w townhall meeting for state representatives...
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Project Update: Airport Freeway, I-820 and I-35WTownhall Meeting for State Representatives Stephanie
Klick and Jonathan SticklandMonday, May 12
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Rebuilding existing general purpose lanes
Improving/expanding frontage roads
Adding TEXpress lanes
Project Overview
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• Improved mobility along the most congested corridors in Texas
• Road capacity nearly doubled- Reconstructed main
lanes (free)- Expanded frontage
roads- Four new managed
toll lanes (two in each direction)
Project Benefits
• Managed lane network to extend from North Dallas to downtown Fort Worth
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• 2,100 workers along the corridor• 160 companies• 190+ DBE contract awards• $1.299 billion spent on construction• $1.5 million spent per day (avg.)• Spurring new economic development
throughout corridor
Economic Impact
New Outback Steakhouse in Hurst
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• Ordinary maintenance, cleaning and mowing
• Assistance to motorists in need
• Snow and ice removal
• Incident response
Operations & Maintenance
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PROGRESS• Project is approximately 90% completed• Roadway will open in late 2014 – six
months ahead of schedule• Opened new WB Grapevine
Hwy. 26 on-ramp• Re-opened EB Iron Horse on-ramp• Re-opened WB Iron Horse off-ramp• Re-opened EB off-ramp to Industrial Blvd.• Final pavement placed along eastbound
and westbound frontage roads Central Dr. to Murphy Dr./Westpark Way
Segments 1 & 2Airport Freeway & Loop 820
Beach Street
Riverside Drive bridge
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UPCOMING ACTIVITY• Placing final layers of asphalt along main
lanes and frontage roads• NOTE: Traffic shifted to TEXpress lanes
between Grapevine Hwy. 26 and Riverside Dr. in June
• Opening final configuration of Brown Trail• Opening final configuration of Forest
Ridge Dr.• Opening new eastbound Brown Trail
on-ramp
Segments 1 & 2Airport Freeway & Loop 820
Brown Trail
SH 121/183 Split
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FINAL CONFIGURATIONThis map can be found at www.NTETEXpress.com
Segments 1 & 2Airport Freeway & Loop 820
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I-35W Today
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PROGRESS• Official groundbreaking: May 1• Right-of-way acquisition underway• Pre-construction work started• Geotechnical surveys being completed• Start heavy construction in 3Q 2014;
complete in 2018• Existing main lanes, frontage roads,
interchanges, bridges, ramps and overpasses will be reconstructed
• New TEXpress Lanes added in both directions
• Segment 3B construction underway
Segment 3AI-35W – Downtown Fort Worth to I-820 interchange (6.5 miles)
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Project Website: www.NorthTarrantExpress.com
Information Hotline: 1-888-NTE-2015
Follow us on Twitter: @NTExpress
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