Full Highway Closure at Texan Trail this Weekend

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Weekend Full Highway Closure: Texan Trail Bridge Demo This weekend we will close all lanes of east and westbound SH 114/121 under Texan Trail to allow for demolition of the east side of Texan Trail Bridge. Description: Full east and westbound SH 114 closure under Texan Trail for bridge demolition; Texan Trail Bridge will remain [...]

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Significant DFW Connector detours January 3-6

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From 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night from January 3-6, the Northwest Highway bridge over Hwy 114 will be only westbound from Grapevine to Southlake, and the Southlake Blvd bridge will be only eastbound from Southlake into Grapevine.  For many people I know, this is a significant detour.  This is so they can build [...]

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DFW Connector project halfway complete

Check out this short video with updates on the progress of the DFW Connector highway construction.  The epic project is about halfway complete at this point and the Main Street bridge is nearly done which is great news for all of us, since Main Street is, as noted in the video, the heart of Grapevine.

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Don’t talk/text and drive in the DFW Connector

Well, we would all be well advised not to talk or text and drive anywhere.  But in a construction zone, it’s clearly a much bigger issue.  Traffic is heavy and speeds vary widely, lanes change and merge on an ever-changing basis, and construction workers are everywhere.  Seems like common sense. However, the Ft Worth Star-Telegram/Colleyville Courier reports [...]

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Highway construction

These are a few weeks old, but below are a few pics we took of the desolation that was Highway 114 during a weekend when the highway was entirely closed for Main Street bridge construction: Not a sight we get to see too often. Speaking of the construction, there will be road closures this weekend, [...]

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DFW Connector Public Appreciation Day

The folks behind DFW Connector are holding a public appreciation day/open house in order to give residents the opportunity to find out more about the project, answer any questions, and show their appreciation for the community support they have gotten.  I will say that although it’s been less than easy, as any construction project will [...]

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Big doings this weekend with DFW Connector

The DFW Connector construction is thankfully done mostly at night and on weekends, resulting in a remarkably small amount of disruption to local traffic.  This weekend, you’ll want to be extra aware of the work being done around the Main Street bridge. The east side of the bridge will be demolished which means the bridge [...]

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DFW Connector perspective

The Courier had an interesting, if not groundbreaking, article on the effects of the DFW Connector construction on local businesses and sales tax revenue.  As expected, there has been some disruption of accessibility to a number of businesses along the several miles of Hwy 114 currently under repair, and of course there is likely to [...]

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DFW Connector update

There are some major goings-on with DFW Connector in the immediate future.  (Of course it’s been in progress for a while, and will be for a while yet, but the upcoming closings are of particular interest to many of us).  The William D. Tate bridge will be partially or completely closed on a few of [...]

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DFW Connector Project

There is some good information about all the constructions on 114 on the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce’s website.  The fact sheet is available to help answer some of the questions you may have.  For additional information go to www.dfwconnector.com or call 877-411-4212 Fact Sheet We’ve posted about this project before on this blog, but there [...]

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