The Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the agreement with the city of Keller during an April 16 meeting to rehabilitate and resurface Bear Creek Parkway and Spring Branch Drive.
The Keller City Council approved the final expense amount of $765,064.24 during the Oct. 15 council meeting. According to previous reporting, the estimated cost was $705,000.
The extra cost was attributed to enhanced pavement markings on Bear Creek Parkway, per city documents.
A closer look
Bear Creek’s project spanned from Whitley Road to Rufe Snow Drive, and the repaving of Spring Branch was from Oak Valley Drive to the cul-de-sac at the other end of the street.
The county provided the labor and equipment to assist the city with the project while the city paid for the costs of materials.
The approach
Crews reconstructed the road by tearing up the existing asphalt pavement and mixing it into the road base to create a stronger product that has a longer life, said Rachel Reynolds, communication and public engagement manager for the city of Keller.
Crews then constructed a new asphalt pavement surface over the improved existing road base.
The city of Keller first approved the agreement during a Feb. 20 council meeting.
