Photo by Judy WileyNorth Texans need to change their transportation strategies, because Grapevine can't endure another major project like the DFW Connector project Mayor William D. Tate said at a ceremony Wednesday celebrating substantial completion of the $1.1 billion road project.
"It took all we had to get this project done," Tate said, noting that businesses suffered and some shut down.
"We can beat our chest and celebrate, but if we don't change our lifestyles we will be back where we were—up the creek without a paddle," he said.
Tate and other dignitaries, including Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez spoke to a crowd gathered in the heat under a tent at the offices of NorthGate Constructors in Grapevine. The project finished under budget and nine months ahead of schedule.
