The project will expand the road from four to six lanes between Hwy. 59 and Russell Palmer Road and add an overpass over the Union Pacific Corp. railroad. The project could bid in June or July, with construction estimated to begin later this year and last about 36 months, LHRA Administrator Ralph De Leon said.The LHRA will also begin preliminary designs on the $48.4 million Northpark Drive reconstruction project that is set to begin in 2023. This project will expand the road from four to six lanes between Russell Palmer Road and Woodland Hills Drive.
Timeline: 2021-24
Cost: $52 million (overpass project)
Funding source: LHRA (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 10)
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