Transportation Updates

1. SH 121 expansion

In September, workers will continue with the concrete pavement work on the main lanes of SH 121 and concrete panel work under the bridges. Also, drainage work and dirt work in various areas along the southbound frontage road is being done. The next major traffic pattern change will be placing traffic on the new southbound frontage road at the Denton Creek tie in. When complete the project will widen SH 121 from four lanes to 10 lanes between Grapevine Mills Boulevard in Grapevine and the Sam Rayburn Tollway/Business 121 split in Lewisville.

Timeline: March 2014-September 2017 Cost: $58.8 million Funding sources: Texas Department of Transportation, North Central Texas Council of Governments, federal funds

2. Brumlow Avenue expansion

The city of Southlake, along with Tarrant County, is making progress on widening Brumlow Avenue from just north of SH 26 to north of Westwood Antiques. Despite delays associated with weather and encountering unforeseen conditions, work is expected to be complete in September. The remaining paving for the southbound lane, striping and traffic shift was expected to happen the first week of September. When complete the project will widen approximately 1,400 linear feet of Brumlow by expanding that segment of the existing road into four divided lanes.

Timeline: August 2015-September 2016 Cost: $750,000 Funding sources: city of Southlake, Tarrant County

3. Glade Road reconstruction

The city of Colleyville is in the process of completing right of way acquisitions and utility relocations in order to start work on Phase 1 of the Glade Road project, which runs from Bransford Road to Manning Drive. Improvements to the road include a new through lane at Bransford Road, a roundabout at Riverwalk Drive, realignment of Bedford Road and the lowering of Glade Road at Bluebonnet Drive, which will allow for the removal of the intersection’s stop signs.

Timeline: late 2016-2017 Cost: $4.1 million Funding sources: city of Colleyville

4. Bedford Road resurfacing

Bedford Road in Colleyville is being resurfaced from Glade to Cheek Sparger roads. The project is being done in two phases with the first phase starting at Glade and ending at Centerpark Drive. The first phase was completed in May. Tarrant County crews began paving the second phase of the project, which is from Centerpark to the bridge over Little Bear Creek, the week of Aug. 29 with work expected to take three weeks.

Timeline: August-September Cost: $275,000 Funding sources: city of Colleyville, Tarrant County