ST8201-CS 881222DECEMBER 22,
~ 1988
MR. RLJGSEL. L R. DOYLE: P.E.
CITY ENGINEER
CITY OF COF'PELL
P.O. [~[]X 478
COPPELL, TEXAS 750i9
DEC 2. 7 1988
RE: DENTON TAP ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FROM BELT LINE TO SANDY LAKE., AN~. FROM
SANDY LAKE TO DENTON CREEK.
DEAR MR. DOYLE."
THIS LETTER IS A FOL. LOW-UP TO OUR MEETING OF DECEMBER 21., 1988, WITH YOU.,
VARIOUS INVOLVED CITY OFF'ICIALS; GINN., INC. REPRESENTATIVES; AND L. H. LACY
CO. REPRESENTATIVES. IN ]'HE MEETING WE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. THE PAVING
SEQUENCE FOR PHASE I OF ]'HE ABOVE REFERRENCED PROJECTS. IT IS IN OU~ MUTUAL
BEST INTEREST ]"0 KEEP YOU,t AND THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS INFORMED AS TO OUR
SEQUENCE AND METHOD OF OPERATIONS AS IT RELATES TO THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
L. H. LACY CO. PLANS TO BEGIN PAVING OPERATIONS ON JANUARY 5~ 1989 ON THE
WEST SIDE OF DENTON 'rAP, NORTH OF THE BELT LINE INTERSECTION AT THE DAIRY
QUEEN. BY' JANUARY 5 OR~ 198~ WE EXPECT TO BE AT THE BETHEL SOHOOL ROAD
INTERSECTION~ WE PLAN TO TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN THIS INTERSECTION FOR A
PERIOD OF: ONLY 5 TO 8 DAYS - THIS WILL AVOID HAVING TO DETOUR TRAFFIC
MIJLTIPLE TIMES THRU THE INTERSECTION, WHILE THE INTERSECTON WOULD HAVE BEEN
BUILT IN PIECES - WE ESTIMATE THIS WILL SAVE A MINIMUM OF 14 DAYS OF TRAFFIC
CON{~ESTION IN THIS AREA. SUB-DIVISION TRAFFIC WHICH NORMALLY TRAVELS EA~
AND WEST ON BETHEL SCHOOL. (BE~[HEL SCHOOL CLOSED BETWEEN DENTON TAP &
WILL BE DETOURED VIA BETHEL ROAD FOR THIS SHOR'I- PERIOD [)F TIME. WE
ANTICIPA]"E BEING NEAR THE BRAEWOOD INTERSECTION BY JANUARY 9 OR 10, 1989.
WIE WIL. I_ NOT TEMF'ORARiLY SHUT THIS INTERSBC'I"ION DOWN AS WE PAVE TFIRU - WE WiLL
PAVE 'T'HRU AS MANY OF THE DR IViES AS POSSIBL. E BETWEEN BRAEWOOD AND SANDY LAKE
(F'OUF(ING THE DR]'.VE APPROACHES~ THE SAME DAY), AS SOON AS WE GET DESIGN STREI~GTH
ON T'ME CONCRETE F'AVEMENT WE ~ILL OPEN THE DRIVES BACK "1"0 THE BANKS AND
~-~HJPI lNG CENTERS FROM JUST SOUTH OF BRAEWOOD ]'O SANDY L.AK[C WE ANTICIPATE
STARTING PAVING OPERATIONS NORTH OF S;4NDY LAKE ON THE WES]" SIDE OF DENTON
'I"AF" BY JANUARY 11 OR 12~ 198~. WE AN'TICIPATE BEING TO JUST N[]R'TH OF' 'f'HE
CIi"Y PARK ENTRANCE BY jANUARY 14 OR 16, ~989. WE'. SHObLD HAVE ADE[.]UATE CURE
ON THE F'AVEMENT AND DRIVES FF~OM JUST SOUTH OF BRAEWOOD TO SANDY k. AKE BY
0ANiJARY 15 OR 14, 1989. WE WILL T'HEN TEMPORARILY SFIUT-DOWN THE BRAEWOOD
INTERSEC'f'iON F'OR A P'ERIOD OF: ONLY 5 TO 8 DAYS TO ]'HRU TRAFFIC, TRAF:FIC
WILL i~E DE'i"OURED TO DENI"ON 't"~F:' ViA SANDY LAKE AND/OR VANBEBBER ROADS. WE
SHOUI..D HAVE ADEQUATE CURE BY lJANUARY 12 OR !3, 1989 AT "[HE NEW BETHEL SCHOOL
L. H. Lacy Company
General Contractors
214/357-0146
"Quality Construction for over 65 Years"
10888 Shady Trail
P,O. Box 541297
Dallas, Texas 75354-1297
INTERSECTION - WE WILL OPEN THIS TO TRAFFIC.` AND THEN .TEMPORARILY SHUT-DOWN
THE INTERSECTION AT BETHEL ROAD FOR A PERIOD OF' ONLY 5 TO 8 DAYS. ]'HE
ENTRANCE TO THE CITY PARK OFF OF BE'[HEL ROAD WILL No'r BE AFFECTED, TRAFFIC
SEEKING TO TRAVEL SOUTHBOUND OF DENTON ]'AP WILL BE DETOURED ViA COPPELL ROAD.,
OTHER LOCAI. TRAFFIC WILL BE £)ETOURED TO DENTON TAP ROAD VIA BETHEL SCHOOL
F~OAD. AS SOON AS ALL OF THE CI...EAN-UP OF'ERATIONS ARE COMPLETE TRAFFII] WILL
YURNED ]'0 "I"HF'] NEW CONCRETE PAVEMENT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. DURING THE
PAVING OF'FRATIONS WE ASK THAI" CI"I'IZENS TAKE NO'¥ICE OF WHERE WE ARE PAVING.,
AND TO TAKE ALTERNAI'E ROUTF-':iS TO SAVE THEM TRAVEL TIME.` AND '['0 HELP US GO
AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN WITHOUt EXCESS TRAFFIC SLOWING US DOWN. THE ISSUE OF
SAFEI"Y iS F-~I...WAYS ON OUR AGENDA, WE WILL USE FLAGMEN TO HELP OUR MATERIAL
AND CONCRETE TRUCKS 1N AND OUT A.[' BE]'HEL ROAD WHILE WE ARE PAVING, WE WILL
USE FLAGMEN AHEAD OF AND BEHIND CIE OUR PAVING OPERATION WHEN WE HAVE
EQUIF'MEN-[' ON THE EXISTING DENTON '['AP ROAD. WE W].LL USE OFF-DUTY CITY OF
COF'PEL. L POLICEMEN TO HELP IF WE HAVE A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TRAFFIC
SITUATIOI\I WE MUST CONTEND WITH. ALL OF THE ABOVE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
'f'O SLIGHTL. Y EARLIER OR SLIGH;FLY LATER THAN PROJECTED - AS WE PREVIOUSLY
DISCUSSED AT []UR MEE]'ING ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1988 THE L. H. LACY WILL
P'ROVIDE YOU WITH AN ANTICiP~"I'ED DAILY SCHEDULE ('['HE DAY BEFORE) OF OUR
PAVING ACTIVITIES - AND WE WILL TRY TO GIVE AT LEAST TWO TO THREE DAYS
NO'FICE OF A 'I'EMPORARY INTERSECTION CLOSING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AGAIN
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT EITHER MYSELF, OR MR. ALLEN BLAKENSHIP AT OUR
F'IELD OFF'iCE NO. ~..o.-{ .... ~=.
._.,~,.-..~.,.,.J. WE WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH MR. RANDY FLEMING
OF GINN, INC. TO KEEP HIM AWARE OF DAILY, AND WEEKLY ACTIVITES DURING THIS
FIRST PHASE OF PAVING OPERA-['IONS. THE QUICKER WE CAN REDUCE OUR VISIBILITY
BY GETTING THE CITIZENS OF' COPPELL ON THE NEW PHASE I PAVEMENT, THE C.'!UICKER
WE WIL. L BE l'O FINALLY FINISHING THESE COMPLICATED PROJECTS.
TI.~ANK-YOU AGAIN FOR YOU COOPERATION IN THESE MATTERS.
RESPECTF'ULLY,
DA . · .
CC: RANDY FLEMING, GINN, INC.,