Good afternoon –

Motorists traveling along the Hulen Street bridge will get some relief towards the end of February as Chisholm Trail Parkway related construction has caused changes in traffic patterns. The NTTA and the City of Fort Worth have been working closely together to develop a solution to alleviate congestion along Hulen Street. As a result, Chisholm Trail Parkway crews will stage construction of a storm drain line in the area which will allow them to expedite the construction of an additional northbound lane of traffic near the intersection of Hulen Street and Vickery Boulevard. The new traffic pattern is expected to be in place by late February.

As work continues along the corridor, the NTTA continues to meet with businesses and residents near the project limits. The NTTA hosted the second Business Information Group (BIG) meeting for businesses along Interstate 30 and the downtown Fort Worth area on Jan. 23 at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. The I-30 group is the second one formed since construction on the project began. These groups were formed to keep business owners abreast of construction progress and anticipated construction schedule. The Hulen Street bridge business area BIG meets quarterly and is scheduled to meet in mid-March.

Upcoming Outreach Meetings

A Community Meeting also is planned for the southern Tarrant County portion of the corridor. Staff from the NTTA, Texas Department of Transportation and the City of Fort Worth will be on hand to discuss the project on Feb. 7, at the Fort Worth Academy, 7301 Dutch Branch Road. A meeting for business owners will be held at 2 p.m. and the meeting for the general public will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The entire project is expected to open to traffic in mid-2014. Once built, the toll road will extend 27.6 miles and will provide drivers traveling down I-35W from downtown Fort Worth to Cleburne an alternate route. For more information and to sign up to receive construction updates, please go to www.ntta.org or email chisholmtrail@ntta.org.

Also, if your homeowners/neighborhood association, civic organization or any other group you with whom you are associated would like a presentation on the Chisholm Trail project, please let me know or send a note to SpeakersBureau@ntta.org.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great day!

Carrie Rogers

Director, Government Affairs

North Texas Tollway Authority

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Jan. 23

I-20 motorists to be detoured in SW Fort Worth

Alternate routes are encouraged

WHERE: Eastbound Interstate 20 (I-20) from Bryant Irvin Road to Hulen Street

                  Bryant Irvin Road over I-20

WHEN:    Monday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting

WHAT:   Eastbound Interstate 20 will be closed overnight to install overhead sign structures as part of the ongoing Chisholm Trail Parkway construction. Eastbound motorists will exit at Bryant Irvin Road and follow the detour route and enter I-20 after Hulen Street.

Police will be posted at the intersections to facilitate the flow of detour traffic.  Alternate routes for I-20 through traffic are Interstate 30 or North Loop 820. The Bryant Irvin Road bridge over I-20 will also be closed during construction.

The $117 million access improvement project at I-20/SH 183 is in preparation for the future SH 121/Chisholm Trail Parkway. The project will construct several new bridges, access ramps and new SH 121/Chisholm Trail Parkway frontage roads as well as lowering and rebuilding the SH 183 main lanes.  Completion is scheduled for spring 2013.

Project information is accessible at:  www.txdot.gov, KEYWORD: Chisholm Trail Parkway.