ST0301-CS101112 Old Downtown Roads Could
Make `Front Burner' Soon
By Jean Murph Bethel along with the intersec-
tions; completing the other two
Another phase of W. Bethel legs of Coppell Road, including
Road, a major east -west thor- Mitchell Street; and working on
oughfare, could soon get its long- the road infrastructure for the
awaited facelift, according to Carter- Crowley tract.
City Engineer Ken Griffin. He Businesses along W. Bethel
told the Coppell City Council have long anticipated that their
Tuesday that, now that W. road will need to close for a pe-
Bethel at Denton Tap is about to riod of time during reconstruc-
reopen, he is contemplating co- tion and have offered use of their
ordinating three road projects in property for City needs.
1 old downtown at once — closing Griffin told the Council that
W. Bethel between the two he wanted to "get this stretch of
Coppell Road intersections and
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Bethel in as quick as possible, and
put Bethel out to bid. I've got to
coordinate that while doing the in-
frastructure in Carter- Crowley."
Griffin described earlier Tuesday
a possible detour route, from
Freeport Parkway to Burns Road
and backup S. Coppell Road to tem-
porary parking. A temporary road on
the Cat'ter- Crowley tract is already
80 percent complete, and by finish-
' ing the other 20 percent, this road
could also be used to temporarily
reroute traffic, said Engineer Keith
Marvin.
If Griffin can coordinate the
plans and work out details on util-
. ity placement, the projects could
begin after the first of the year.