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Nov. 2012 Hold Public Hea ring

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S. M. WRIGHT PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING TIMELINE

Oct. 2012 Draft EA app roval

(SFP) b y TxDOTand FHWA

Jan. 2013 Final Schem atic App roved /

Environmental Clearanc e

1st Quarter 2017Open to Traffic

S. M. Wright Phase I

1st Quarter 2014Construction StartS. M. Wrigh t Phase I

1st Quarter 2017Construction StartS. M. Wright Phase II

Aug. 2012 Hold TxDOT

Public Meeting # 4

July 2012 Hold Com munityWork Group Meeting

July 2012 Comp lete Dra ftEnviro. Assess. fo r FHWA Review

S.M. WRIGHT PROJECT - CONCEPT DOCUMENT

The Texas Depa rtment of Transportat ion (TxDOT) isunde rtaking de sign p lansa nd e nvironmental studies for improveme ntsto US175 / S. M. Wright Freew ay. T

shown at left and includes improvem entst o IH 45 from S. M. Wright Freewa y (US175) to south o f Lamar Street (1.7 miles); S. M. Wright Freew ay from IH 45 to SH

Street (2.5 miles); and providing d irect co nnec ting (DC) ramp sbe twee n C. F. Hawn Freewa y (US175) and IH 45 (1.5 miles). The S. M. Wright Project would inc

and imp rove safety by eliminating the ac cide nt prone C. F. Hawn Freew ay to S. M. Wright Freew ay curve.

S. M. WRIGHT PROJECT STATUS

Total Projec t Cost: $151.6M

Funding: Local and Regional officialshave prioritized

programming and funding of the C. F. Hawn-to-IH 45

ramps in order to acce lerate the S. M. Wright

construction, w ith $151M ant icipat ed from RTR,

STP-MM, Cat. 2 & ot her funding sources.

Environmental Assessment: 90%complete.

Environmental Clearance : January, 2013

PS&E: 20%complete (S. M. Wright Phase I only)

S.M. Wright Phase I Letting: January, 2014

SM Wright Phase II Letting: Spring, 2017

RECOMMENDATIONS:

S. M. WRIGHT PHASEI

(Formerly Trinity Parkway Phase 1)

Construct new direct-connecting rampsfrom C. F.Hawn Freeway to IH 45, and widen IH 45 to the inside

from Lama r St. to the S. M. Wright Freewa y ramp s.

The direct-connecting ramps provide allowance for

a pot ential future conne ction from Trinity Parkway

under study by t he NTTA.

S. M. WRIGHT PHASEII

(Existing S. M. Wright Reconstruc tion)

Reco nstruct S.M. Wright from IH 45 to Budd St. as a

low speed, land scaped six (6) lane arterial.

S. M. Wright Phase IIS. M. Wright Reconstruction

S. M. Wright Phase IProposed US175

Connection to IH 45

S. M. Wright Phase IProposed IH 45 Improvem ents

OVERALL SCHEDULE

S. M. WRIGHTPHASEI ( Formerly Trinity Parkwa y Phase 1), (IH45 and U.S. 175 Conne cto rs) AND

S. M. WRIGHTPHASEII (Existing S. M. Wright Recon struction )

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For more information go to: www.smwrightproject.org

MOREINFORMATION

TxDOT-Dallas District A PD

4777 E. Hwy 80

Mesquite , Texas 75150-6643

www.smwrightproject.org

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THE PROJEC T

The TexasDepa rtment of Transportation (TxDOT) isund ertaking d esign

plansa nd environmental studiesfor improvement sto US175 / S. M.

Wright Freeway. The study area isshown on page 1 and includes

improvement sto IH 45 from S. M. Wright Freeway (US175) to south of

Lamar Street (1.7 miles); and p roviding direct c onnect ing (DC) ramps

betwe en C. F. Hawn Freeway (US175) and IH 45 (1.5 miles), termed

the S. M. Wright Pha se 1, forme rly known as Trinity Parkway Phase 1,

and S. M. Wright Freeway rec onstruction from IH 45 to SH 310 near

Budd Street (2.5 miles) also known as S.M Wright Phase II.

THE BENEFITS

The planned ramps conne cting C. F. Hawn to IH 45 would divert

com muter traffic of f S. M. Wright and reduc e its107,000 daily vehicles

to about 40,000: a reduc tion that allowsTxDOTto c onvert the

elevated , 10-lane high-speed S. M. Wright Freewa y to a 6-lane

low-speed, signalized, at-grade a rterial without bridges. No purcha se

of right-of-way (ROW) would be required along S. M. Wright. In fac t,

TxDOTs proposed d esign could creat e surplusROW that in turn could

buffer the road from adjacent neighborhoods, allow installation of a

pedestrian trail, gateway monumentsand landscape features, and

increase the size of Kimble Park. Foremost, thisfreew ay-to-arterial

transformation could be a transportation catalyst for community

rejuvenation. Note that in order to c onnect C . F. Hawn Freeway to

IH 45, ROW would be req uired to construct the direct -connec ting

ramps. ROW may be req uired along IH 45 aswell.

The prop osed S. M. Wright Project would allow room fo r the future

Trinity Parkway improvement s. TxDOTc ontinuest o work alongside the

NTTA, City of Dallas, the U.S. Army Corp so f Engineers, NCTCOG and

FHWA on ma ny improvement sin the a rea. For Trinity Parkway

information, visit www.ntta.org. For other related Trinity corridor

projects, visit the City of Da llas w eb site www.trinityrivercorridor.org.

For S. M. Wright related information, visit TxDOTsproject web site a t

www.smwrightproject.org .

THE PROC ESS

The alternatives analysis, schematic d esign and environmenta l study

for the S. M. Wright transformation a re ongoing. The studysp ublic

involvement proce sshasinc luded public officials briefings, four

com munity stakeholder meetings, and three Public Meetings

cond ucted in Octob er 2008, April 2009 and Ma rch 2010. A fourth

public me eting isplanne d for August 7, 2012 with a final public hea ring

planned for November 2012.

THE SOLUTIO N

The public involvement and design exploration processha sp ioneereda low-speed, landsca ped a rterial design for SM Wright with direct

connec ting ramps from C. F. Hawn to IH 45 asshown below. The

proposed Build de sign option, versusa No-Build / do nothing

option, will be presented for public comment at a Public Hearing

planned f or November 2012. The Build option will eliminate the

acc ident-prone C. F. Hawn Freeway to S. M. Wright Freewa y curve.

FREQUENTLY A SKED QUESTION S

How will acc esscha nge ac rossS. M. Wright?

Existing c rossingsa t Hatc her, Pine, Metropolitan, Pennsylvania, and

MLK Blvd. will be retained. New crossings at Lowery/Haven,

Marburg, Hickman/ Driskell, and Warren will be adde d as shown in

the map below.

How will the noise levelschang e along S. M. Wright?

A detailed noise analysisiscurrently being performed aspart of the

environmental assessment for the p roject. Resultswill be presented

to the public at the public hearing planned for November 2012.

With the reduction in traffic on S. M. Wright, it isanticipa ted tha t

noise levelswill also be reduced .

How will truck traffic be affected?

Although trucks will continue to be allowed to use S. M. Wright, it is

anticipated that some truckswill use other freewayssuch asIH 45

and C . F. Hawn Freewa y to avo id the prop osed signals on S. M.

Wright.

Who will maintain SM Wright and its proposed landsca pe and a esthetic

features?

Currently TxDOToperat esa nd ma intainsS. M. Wright Freewa y asit is

part of the state system of roadwa ys. TxDOTand the City of Dallas

are c urrently under discussionson the possibility for S. M. Wright from

C. F. Hawn to IH 45 be taken o ff the TxDOTsystem a nd be com e aCity of Dallasstreet maintained by the city after it isreconstructed.

How does the propo sed Trinity Parkway affec t the S. M. Wright Project?

The S. M. Wright Project ha sindep endent ut ility and d oes not rely on

any p art of the Trinity Parkway. The portion o f the S. M. Wright Project

that c onstructsthe new direct connecting rampsfrom the C. F. Hawn

Fwy. bend to IH 45 doesa llow an area fo r the proposed Trinity

Parkway to c onnect near IH 45. The Trinity Parkway environmenta l

impac t statement iscurrently under study by the NTTA. More informa-

tion on that separate project can be found at www.ntta.org.

When will the S. M. Wright Project be com pleted ?

Pending final environmental studiesand c onstructi

prepa ration, it isanticipa ted tha t S. M. Wright Phase

early 2014 and be c omplete d b y early 2017. S. M. W

construction could then commenc e and could be

by 2019.

How will the S.M. Wright Project help to educ ate the c

Throughout the S.M. Wright c orridor, the design ap p

on sustainability and low-impa ct d esign principles t

Green/ Comp lete Streets design idea s. Thisproc ess

mented through a seriesof landscape gardensthamaterial and soil to collect and cleanse stormwate

asc reate a safe, attractive and walkable neighbo

ment for pedestriansand c yclists. The hardscape a

design will also focuso n creating a design style tha

the history and c ulture of the comm unity. Informa t

located throughout the corridor asa m eansto ed u

com munity on sustainability and the unique history

the area.

For more information go to: www.smwrightproject.org

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