The Texas Department of Transportation will begin work at the interchange of SH 114 and US 377. This includes grade separation and reconstruction of the SH 114 main lanes over US 377 and the Union Pacific Corp. railroad.
Timeline: fall 2021-mid-2023
Cost: $32.3 million
Funding source: TxDOT
Signal upgrades at FM 1709 and Rufe Snow Drive intersection
TxDOT started construction at the FM 1709 intersection with Rufe Snow Drive. This consists of restriping the pavement for new turn lanes, median modifications, realigned crosswalks, reconstructed curbing and signal retiming.
Timeline: July-fall 2021
Cost: $740,000
Funding source: TxDOT
I-35W ramp closures and detours
A—The off-ramp from southbound I-35W to SH 170 is closed as part of the North Tarrant Express project. Traffic will be directed to the prior exit at Westport Parkway. B—The on-ramp to southbound I-35W from Westport Parkway is closed.
Timeline: A—September 2021-spring 2022; B—Ongoing through early 2023
Cost: $950 million (total project cost)
Funding source: TxDOT
Trinity Metro temporarily reduces fares
To help encourage potential riders and offset issues with existing customers, Trinity Metro, Tarrant County’s public transit system, is offering promotional fares as part of its system redesign called A Better Connection.
Through Oct. 31, fares will be $1 for one-way bus rides (regular and express routes), $2 for one-way rides via Access—Trinity’s paratransit service—and half-price for multi-ride tickets.
TEXRail, ZIPZONE and Trinity Railway Express tickets will not be discounted for one-way rides.
Multi-ride ticket pricing will be $2.50 for one day, $1.25 for one-day reduced, $12.50 for a seven-day pass, $6.25 for a seven-day reduced pass, $40 for 30 days, and $20 for a 30-day reduced pass.
One of the routes modified by A Better Connection is 63X, an express route that transports riders between downtown Fort Worth and Alliance Town Center. There is also a park-and-ride location with a stop near the Alliance Town Center.
