An area at the border of Lake Highlands and Richardson is slated to receive several million dollars-worth of transportation infrastructure improvements.
Dallas County commissioners approved a funding agreement Nov. 21 to allow the improvements, which will come along Buckingham Road, South Greenville Avenue, Walnut Street and Abrams Road.
The details
The project will include:
- 1.4 miles of off-street path improvements from the existing Central Trail at Buckingham Road to the existing sidewalks west of the Dallas College Richland Campus
- An enhanced Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail crossing for pedestrians and cyclists on Buckingham Road
- A 12-foot trail with a concrete buffer and drainage improvements along Greenville Avenue
- Americans with Disabilities Act improvements at the intersection of Greenville Avenue and Buckingham Road
- A 12-foot trail with a concrete buffer tying into an existing sidewalk near Abrams Road
