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The area marked in yellow represents the area of proposed lane closure with one -
way traffic. The area marked in pink represents the area of proposed lane closure
with two -way traffic.
JAMES ROTH said. "This is common for other
jroth@acnpapers.com projects we have done across town."
Marshall said with the construc-
On Thursday the city of Coppell tion, most traffic will be on Allen
will host a meeting at town hall to Road or Lake Forest Drive. He said
the city does not anticipate too
answer residents' questions about e
many delays while construction is
the upcoming construction of Defor- ma ma ny de
est Road. "For residents right around De-
The city has awarded the con forest Road it will add a couple
struction contract to CO Paving minutes to their daily drive but
with construction to begin in Janu overall there should not be any
ary. As far as where construction major delays," Marshall said.
begins on the road is up to the con However, with the increased
tractor. traffic, the city will add temporary
During construction, Deforest "speed cushions" on Allen Road and
i Road will become a one-way road Lake Forest Drive to help with the
from MacArthur Boulevard to Allen increase in traffic.
Road. George Marshall, civil engi- "Normally, Allen Road would not
veer for the city of Coppell, said the classify as a road for speed cush-
one -way road will allow the con- ions but the city felt it would be
5 tractor ample space to work. necessary to have them," Marshall
"They will complete one side of
the road and then the other," he See ALLEN, Page 3A
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Allen Road to g et cushions
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A trees on the south side of shall said he expects a de-
the road to increase the cent turnout of residents
said. It will help slow street's width. who will have questions
down the traffic flow Marshall said the city about the construction.
around the area." and the contractor are an- "The city will be pre -
In addition, a traffic ticipating the construction pared to answer questions
light will be placed at will take 300 calgndar and concerns that resi-
MacArthur Boulevard and days. The city was antici- dents may have," he said.
Deforest Road. Marshall pating around a year's For more information,
said there are multiple worth of construction
reasons the city wanted to contact the Coppell Engi-
reconstruct the road, however, they are happy neering Department at
among them drainage that the contractor could 972- 304 -3679.
problems, width of the complete the task in 300
street and sidewalks. days.
move almost all of the around $2 million. Mar-