The Texas Department of Transportation's work to reconstruct SH 26 in Colleyville continues to undergo discussion after City Council heard design updates on the four proposed project phases in a work session June 24.

Phase 1, which includes the section of road from Brumlow/Pool Road to John McCain Road, is already in progress, and is expected to be complete in spring 2015, said Jeremy Hutt, city engineer for Colleyville.

The contractor has completed work on the majority of northbound SH 26 lanes and commercial driveways. Crosswalks are being installed and the city is coordinating with TxDOT to install LED backlit street signs. A traffic switch is set July 18.

Phase II from Hall-Johnson Road to Brown Trail is currently in the design phase that would include options of a four-lane road, wider median and improved aesthetics of the corridor.

Through monthly coordination with North Central Texas Council of Governments, TxDOT, and city and county staff, design and utility relocation is expected to continue on schedule that allows a December 2014 TxDOT bidding. Construction for phase II is expected in early 2015 and will take 24–36 months.

Both phase III, from John McCain Road to Hall-Johnson Road, and phase IV, from Brown Trail to southern city limits, have not yet been approved to start design by City Council. Phase III is estimated to cost $13 million, but does not have additional funding aside from committed Tarrant County funds that amount to $1 million.

A cost for phase IV has not yet been estimated. City Council is still working through ways to receive funding.

"It's a matter of choices. We don't have volumes and volumes of cash coming in so we have to look at other creative mechanisms if we want to be able to leverage projects," Mayor David Kelly said. "It's about finding the best value for the community that allows you to do other projects."

During the work session, City Council also voted to have the next work session for the Glade Road Project at 6 p.m. June 30.