Landscaping and sidewalks between Dividend Drive and I-635 are now complete and crews are working through their final checklist, Chief Communications Strategist Hannah Cook said in an email.
The details
One of the final items is the installation of a digital sign that was requested by Coppell City Council toward the end of the project. The sign will be located along South Belt Line Road between Wrangler Drive and Lakeshore Drive. It will be used to display city info and initiatives, Cook said.
“It will be used similarly to the digital screens that we have in facilities that cycle through messages about upcoming events,” she said.
Staff are also waiting on a mount for a pan-tilt zoom camera. Once installed, crews will remove an old traffic signal pole and program the pedestrian push buttons at one of the Belt Line Road intersections, Cook said. However, a specific timeline was not given.
The context
Work on the travel lanes began back in February 2022 and lasted more than two years with completion taking place in April 2024.
The original scope of the project included two phases, which were projected to cost $18.6 million and was funded through the 2021 Street Capital Improvement Fund. A third phase was added and began late last summer after the city received a request to help a vacant property between Hackberry Road and Dividend Drive, according to previous Community Impact reporting.
The completed project involved several components, according to the news release, including:
- Pavement replacement
- Intersection improvements
- Sidewalks
- Streetlights
- Landscaping
- Storm sewer, water, and sanitary sewer rehabilitation and strategic replacement
Going forward
With the completion of the South Belt Line Road, city officials can begin a $24 million project on Royal Lane. Staff are finalizing the design and anticipate going out to bid in late summer or early fall, Cook said.
The city awarded a $1.4 million design contract for the reconstruction of Royal Lane to Teague, Nall, and Perkins Inc. in the spring of 2022. The project consists of pavement reconstruction, utility upgrades and sidewalk improvements, per city documents.
