Lewisville City Council unanimously approved an amendment for funding for the Windhaven at Kansas City Southern Railroad Project.

Funding was approved for more than $1.7 million, according to the July 18 agenda item. The fee includes $880,000 for project management and $613,650 for rail and bridge inspection.

The council approved a $16.57 million contract to complete the project April 4. The project consists of extending Windhaven Parkway, a four-lane, divided roadway underneath the railroad.

The amendment was prompted by change in scope and expansion of the project, according to the agenda item.

The total cost for the project design plus the additional services covered in the subject amendment is $2.8 million. Additional services include adding construction inspection services for the railroad bridge, associated retaining walls and rail components and to provide a day-to-day project manager as it is already intimately familiar with the project and project history, according to the agenda.


The project includes construction of a nearly 1,500-foot extension of Windhaven from Cookie Lane to Brown Knight Lane, an approximately 100-foot-long railroad bridge, the construction and removal of temporary shoofly track, permanent track, a new roadway underpass, a stormwater lift station, utilities and other associated structures.