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Fort Worth City Council unanimously adopted the Master Transportation Plan at the June 9 meeting.
The 314-page report looks at project lists for 2026, 2030, 2034 and long-term projects, according to city documents.
Each council district held open houses in 2024 to help shape the transportation priorities and needs throughout the city, according to previous Community Impact reporting.
The outlook
The plan, developed by the city’s Transportation & Public Works Department, will inform future transportation investments by prioritizing projects over a four-year, 10-year and 25-year window for development, funding, design and construction, according to a news release.
The department will conduct a citywide speed study and advance the first four years of the Transportation Investment Cycle, which aligns with recently passed bond projects. In May, voters approved $511.48 million in streets and mobility infrastructure improvements, according to previous reporting.
According to a news release, the city staff will also pursue regional, state and federal funding partnerships for priority projects.
The presentation shows that the city is expected to add 300,000 new residents over the next 25 years, eclipsing more than 1.3 million by 2050, a 38% increase from 2023.
By 2045, Fort Worth will see a 36% increase in lane miles from the 2023 lane miles total of 4,706 miles.
The presentation looked at various modes of transportation. Some notable numbers were:
Zooming in
Council Districts 4 and 10 have projects in 2026, 2030, 2034 and another on a long-term list that is ranked by priority.
Westport Parkway, between High Mesa Road and SH 170, has nearly $15 million in city, federal and other funding. That project will construct a four-lane divided roadway with a single bridge over a creek.
Another Westport Parkway project is a four-lane divided roadway between SH 170 and Park Vista Boulevard, with $8.6 million in funding.
Heritage Trace Parkway has a four-lane divided roadway and a bridge over a BNSF railroad crossing planned. That project, with three different cross streets, has $31.7 million in funding.
In March, the city applied for a $25 million grant for the bridge to help alleviate traffic issues when the trains are moving, according to previous reporting.
The Westport Parkway project has $92 million in funding slated for 2030, while the Heritage Trace Parkway work has over $223 million projected to be added to the fund.
The largest project in 2034 is widening Old Denton Road/Riverside Road from two lanes to four lanes between Westport Parkway and Sawtimber Trail. The estimated cost for that year is $23.4 million, according to the master transportation plan.
