NorthGate Constructors answers questions on DFW Connector

Many area drivers are asking the same questions as the DFW Connector wraps up. Here are a few, answered by Alyssa Tenorio, spokeswoman for NorthGate Constructors, via email.

The traffic lights at Hwy. 114 and Northwest Highway seem to be set to cause long waits. Is that permanent?

Depending on what full closures are in place, we have police officers manually controlling the signals to accommodate both Hwy. 114 traffic that is being detoured through the area and cross traffic from Southlake Boulevard and Northwest Highway.

Will drivers eventually be able to get to the airport from Airfield Drive?

Opening of the southbound service road ramp to DFW Airport, off of Airfield Drive, is dependent on DFW Airport and their construction on the parking control plazas. We've been told the ramp is tentatively set to open by the end of the year.

What happened to the ramp to southbound Hwy. 121 that used to be a left exit off the eastbound Hwy. 114 service road?

The access from the eastbound Hwy. 114 frontage road was only temporary. There are two options: either turn around at Kimball Avenue, then enter eastbound Hwy. 114 from there, which will allow them to reach the flyover bridge; or they can continue to William D. Tate Avenue and enter southbound Hwy. 121 from Stone Myers Parkway.