MA1001-CS100709JULY 9, 2010
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12/26/1991
PUBLIC WORKS DEPT.
PO BOX 478
COPPELL TX 75019 -0478
Tm TRESS ANOWI IOM MEMBER
SERVING COPPELL, VALLEY RANCH AND HACKBERRY CREEK SINCE 1984
CISD To Install New Phone
System This Weekend
By Jane Moore
Coppell ISD is installing a
new $1.5 million phone sys-
tem this week, and email will
probably be the best method
of contacting the School Dis-
trict until the changeover is
complete.
The District said all phone
services would be down from
July 8 at 3:00 p.m. through
Sunday, July 11, with the fol-
lowing initial areas functional
on Monday, July 12: Vonita
White Administration Build-
ing, Roy C. Brock Center,
Service Center, CHS admin-
istrative offices and summer
school classrooms, New Tech
administrative offices, and
Wilson Elementary summer
school classrooms.
see CISD on page 12
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VOLUME XXVI, NO. 28
Sandy Lake, Denton Tap Intersection Opens
Other Projects Underway, In Design Phase
By Jane Moore
No more cutting through
parking lots and meandering
down residential streets the in-
tersection at Sandy Lake -- and
Denton Tap Roads opened July
2, complete with a fancy new star
in the middle.
. Contractors finished five
days early on the project, which
included removal of brick pav-
ers and replacement with lower-
maintenance stamped concrete.
The City added some flare to the
project with the addition of the
star, representing the star in the
Coppell logo.
Other .City construction
projects underway include:
-Reconstruction of Bethel
Road to Penfolds Lane, includ-
ing reconstruction of the bridge
over Grapevine Creek. The
see PROJECT on page 15
Cars move through the inter-
section at Denton Tap and
Sandy Lake, which was re-
cently repaved with a star de-
sign in its center.
PROJECT
from page 1
project began in June and the
road will be closed for up to five
months. It includes intersection
and signal improvements at
Denton Tap, drainage improve-
ment and new pavement.
• Traffic signal installation at
Riverchase Drive and East
Sandy Lake Road began in June,
and estimated time for comple-
tion is late October.
• Southwestern Boulevard
construction is almost com-
pleted, and the road is open, with
only some cleanup to be com-
pleted.
There are also several
projects in the design phase, in-
cluding widening West Sandy
Lake Road from North Coppell
to Denton Tap Roads. The ex-
isting asphalt two -lane road will
be a four -lane divided roadway
with improved drainage.
The City also plans to im-
prove Deforest Road from
MacArthur to Windsor Estates,
adding a sidewalk on the north
side and storm drainage improve-
ments.
Improvements are also in
the design and planning phase for
the Old Coppell area, including
reconstruction of the existing
two -lane asphalt on Bethel from
Penfolds Lane, streetscape im-
provements in the historic down-
town area, storm drainage im-
provements and replacement of
water lines. The project will also
include Coppell Road from
Bethel to Cooper Lane.
The City also plans to widen
Freeport Parkway from Ruby
Road to Sandy Lake and replace
the existing bridge over Cotton-
wood Creek.