Welcome An update on the Chisholm Trail Parkway and Related projects in South Fort Worth
March 27, 2012 Enrique Guillen Construction Manager/North Texas Tollway Authority
Kevin Reilly, P. E. Jacobs Engineering/ Chisholm Trail Parkway Corridor Management Team
Scott Cooner, P.E. Mobility Coordinator/ Texas Department of Transportation
Carl DeZee, P.E. Kimley-Horn & Associates/ City of Fort Worth
Sam A. Lopez, APR Project Communications Manager, North Texas Tollway Authority
Presentation Agenda
• Chisholm Trail Parkway (CTP) corridor overview • Traffic impacts • TxDOT 3A Project • City of Fort Worth roadway improvements • Keeping you informed • Questions & Answers
4 Chisholm Trail Parkway
. Limits: I-30 to U.S. 67 . Length: 27.6 miles
5 Chisholm Trail Parkway: Completed Construction • Construction work in the northernmost sections has been underway since April 2010.
• COMPLETED: – Reconstruction of Rosedale Street connector bridges – Columns for new Hulen St. Bridge over UPRR Davidson Yard – Columns for CTP over Davidson Yard – I-20/SH 183/CTP interchange (TxDOT) (Approx 60% complete) o Bryant Irvin U-Turn Ramp o I-20 Frontage Roads o CTP Frontage Roads o Demolition of Insurance Lane Bridge and a portion of the SH 183 bridge over Bryant Irvin Road
6 Project Features from I-30 to Altamesa • Corridor Design Aesthetics, per Corridor Master Plan • Rails • Lighting • Bridge Design • Landscape/trees • Monuments • “Parkway Feel”
• Reduced Speeds • I-30 to north of SH 183 50 mph • North of SH 183 to Altamesa 60 mph • Altamesa to U.S. 67 70 mph • Additional $0.04/mile for CMP
7 Chisholm Trail Parkway
8 Chisholm Trail Parkway
9 Aesthetic Elements
10 Aerial view of project near I-20/SH 83
11 Aerial view of project near I-20/SH 83
12 Excavation north of State Highway 183
13 Crews prepare right-of-way in south Fort Worth
14 Demolition of SH 183 bridge over Bryant Irvin Road
15 Traffic Impacts Current Impacts
• Permanent closure of 15th Ave. at FWWR U-turn
• Long-term closure of W. Vickery Blvd. between Forest Park and Summit – Re-open in late 2012
• Closure of Old University from I-30 to Rosedale – Re-open in late 2013
17 Current Impacts
• Hulen Street bridge is reduced one lane of traffic in each direction – Additional northbound lane added to Hulen Street
• Periodic closures of the northbound right lane of Hulen Street between Overton Terrace Court and Ranch View Road
18 Current Impacts • Closures along east- and westbound Overton Ridge Boulevard – Through May 2012
• Stewart Feltz Road closed to through traffic near Panther Heights Phase III subdivision
• New detour placed at Oakmont Boulevard between Harris Parkway and Oakmont Trail – Through November 2012
19 What to Expect
Interstate 30: • Reduced speed • 55 mph • Narrow lanes • Shoulder closures
Vickery Blvd./ University Dr./ Forest Park Blvd: • Narrow lanes • Short-term nightly closures for bridge construction
20 What to expect….
• Periodic night closures for bridge beam setting – Overton Ridge Blvd. – Dutch Branch Road – Risinger Road – Sycamore School Road – FM 1187
• Continued progress on sound mitigation walls near the Hulen Bend Estates and Park Palisades neighborhoods – north and south of Dutch Branch Road along the eastern edge of the right of way
21 What to expect….
• Closure of Altamesa Boulevard from Harris Parkway to Granbury Road
22 Chisholm Trail Parkway TxDOT Section Local Improvements at IH-20/SH183
Scott Cooner, P.E. Mobility Coordinator
March 2012 Business Information Groups
23 Start: March 2010 Finish: Spring 2013
24 Excavation: Overton to Arborlawn
3.5 million cubic yards of material during projectArborlawn EB I-20 Frontage Road
Overton Ridge Future SW Parkway
25 Update: IH-20 Activities
Where? When? What? Turnaround bridge @ Bryant June 2011 Irvin
Eastbound Hulen exit Aug. 2011
CTP frontage road bridges Sept./Oct. over 20 2011
Overton Ridge Blvd. expansion Nov. 2011
IH-20 frontage roads Dec. 2011
26 Insurance Lane Bridge Demo.
February 24th, 2012
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27 SH 183 Main Lane Detour
Begin @ IH-20
Middle @ B.I.
End @ Crossland
28 SH 183 WBFR @ Bryant Irvin
29 SH 183 Bridge at Bryant Irvin
March 4th, 2012
30 Arborlawn Extension
Open in 2012
31 Hulen Entrance to WB IH-20
32 City of Fort Worth Chisholm Trail Parkway Related Improvements
Carl DeZee, P. E. Kimley-Horne & Associates Summer Creek Parkway/McPherson Blvd.
34 Dirks Road
35 Clear Fork/Main Street Bridge
36 Keeping you informed is important to us Project Updates
www.ntta.org
General information: 817-916-5105 Lane closures: 817-207-0184
38 38 Business Information Group (BIG)
• Convene regularly to keep business owners and managers up-to-date regarding construction
• Promote open dialogue between business community, the NTTA and project partners
39 Business Resource Kit
• Letter template for supplies
• Postcard template for your customers
• Flyer template to place inside your business
40 Chisholm Trail Parkway Traffic Updates
• Updated daily
• NTTA website (front page)
• 817-207-0184 (Information updated daily)
41 Chisholm Trail Parkway Traffic Updates
42 Chisholm Trail Update weekly e-newsletter
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43 E-newsletters for specific construction areas
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44 44 Questions
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