Construction will begin later this month on a bridge over US 75 for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Silver Line, resulting in weekend lane closures at night, Richardson officials announced April 12.
The bridge will be located along Spring Creek between the President George Bush Turnpike and Renner Road.
Closures are expected to last from April 29-July 24, according to the city.
As part of the construction, the northbound and southbound high-occupancy vehicle lanes as well as the far-left northbound lane will be closed to traffic Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m.-5 a.m. The northbound lane closures will begin just south of Galatyn Parkway and extend to the PGBT. The southbound lane closure will start in Plano just north of Plano Parkway and extend almost to Galatyn Parkway.
Officials at Archer Western Herzog, the construction company in charge of the Silver Line projects, said April 8 that construction on US 75 will not occur during the weekend of Wildflower Festival, which is scheduled for May 20-22. Details on the schedule for that weekend are still being discussed by the city and the contractor.
The bridge over US 75 will help connect DART’s 26-mile Silver Line commuter rail line from the planned stop at The University of Texas at Dallas to the City Line station. The Silver Line will give Richardson residents a direct route to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Construction on the Silver Line is estimated to be complete in late 2024.
As part of the construction of the Silver Line bridge, the HOV lanes of US 75 will be restriped and reduced in width from 15 feet to 11 feet. Crews will then begin work on the concrete columns that will support the bridge as it crosses over the highway.
