Right-of-way delays project from Hwy. 114 to Dove Road

A road improvement project on North Kimball Avenue from Hwy. 114 to Dove Road is months behind schedule because of easement and right-of-way acquistions.

This month, franchise utilities were being relocated at the north end. Utility companies were also working on the DFW Connector project and the Northeast Tarrant Express project, which added to delays, said Bob Price, Southlake's Public Works director.

When completed, North Kimball Avenue from Hwy. 114 to Dove Road will be transformed from a two-lane asphalt road into a four-lane divided concrete roadway with landscaped medians. The project includes utility and drainage improvements, and the addition of 6-foot sidewalks from the west and east of North Kimball Avenue. Phase 1 from Hwy. 114 to Kirkwood Boulevard is about 95 percent complete and anticipated to finish in June. This month, crews were finishing work on medians, landscaping, irrigation and sidewalk construction.

"I don't anticipate many traffic disruptions over the course of the month, because they will be doing the majority of the work from the east side of the median," Price said. "Traffic is currently on the west side of the median."

Phase 2 from Kirkwood Boulevard to Dove Road will start once right-of-way is acquired, he said. Ed Bell Construction was awarded the estimated $10 million project.