Colleyville council discusses progress on Glade Road project after public input

The proposed plan includes four sections that span Glade Road from River Bend Drive to Heritage Avenue.

Several alternatives and recommendations were brought before the council, including left turn lanes, roadway drainage, signals and roundabouts.

The council talked at length regarding suggestions from the public as well as the consultant, including how well certain road features would fit with Colleyville's current systems.

Mayor Pro Tem Mike Taylor said, "We're still controlling things with two-lane infrastructure, and I think everybody has looked at these roundabouts and found out they are very efficient for the two lane infrastructure."

He also talked about the city's growth and how the road construction will affect it.

"I think we're keeping our residential appeal, but at the same time, we have to realize not only are we growing commercially, we have to grow commercially, unless people want all the burden on their property values," Taylor said.

The probable cost, according to the project phasing schedule Gartner provided, totals $17,575,000 with the design and construction process expected to continue throughout the next six years.

The council decided to push further decision on the project as it continues to weigh the public input and consultant's recommendations, spokesperson for the city Mona Gandy said. There will be a follow-up work session for the council to continue discussion before giving approval to any of the project's preliminary design, but no date has been set, Gandy said.