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JULY 26,2013 SERVING COPPELL,VALLEY RANCH AND HACKBERRY CREEK SINCE 1984 VOLUME XXIX,No. 30
Work Begins on Four-Lane W. Sand y Lake Road
By Roman Barnes-Walker nal will be constructed at the in-
tersection of Sandy Lake and S. . °
This time next year, a long- Coppell Road. i
awaited section of W. Sandy The project has been con- ' '
Lake Road will become a four- tracted to Tiseo Paving,the low-
lane road. On July 8, the City est bidder to the City,with a to b
began its reconstruction project tal cost of$8,633,084.52. The '
on W. Sandy Lake between project is set to be completed in
Denton Tap and N. Coppell July 2014,365 days after its be- « „ ;'` 7f- '
Road. The two lane section of ginning. There is also an incen- ,- t
W. Sandy Lake will match the tive of$3,500 per calendar day 'A
rest of W. Sandy Lake,which is for early completion,to a maxi- 1,via already four lanes. mum total of$400,000, as well t` -
In addition, raised medians as a$3,500 per calendar day dis- ~ •,
with landscaping, an eight-foot incentive for late completion. - - „
wide hike and bike trail on the "The intention of the city is "
south side, a five-foot sidewalk to try to expedite the project," ,. �x
on the north side, and drainage said Keith Marvin,project man- --
improvements are being con- ager. "Obviously it has a lot of Ri5'.. - 47�. _
structed. impact on our travelling public '
The hill on Sandy Lake and and the people adjacent to it." ,
Winding Hollow Lane will also "The road is going to remain .4... . .a. : . ' '*".22,--'--L_: 7'1-
be reduced by eight feet to im- Reconstruction work is gearing up on W. Sandy Lake Road between Winding Hollow and S.
prove visibility,and a traffic sig- see SANDY LAKE on page 15 Coppell Road.
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