Re: Sandy Lake Road ProjectThanks, Keith. I appreciate the clarity of response on both questions.
Like you, I am glad to see the project winding down, and functionally it
looks and works great in my opinion.
One final note (I am a cyclist and notice these things) - there is a
section of pavement on the westbound side, inside lane, between South
Coppell Road and the new bridge where the concrete finish is "off" in
that it is not as smooth as virtually everywhere else, and it looks as
though it was missed in some portion of the concrete finishing process.
As I noticed this a couple of weeks ago, there is always the possibility
that the contractor caught it and fixed it, bit, if not, I hope your
team will look for that section prior to signing-off on the completion.
Bruce
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On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Keith Marvin <KMarvin@coppelltx.gov
<mailto:KMarvin@coppelltx.gov> > wrote:
Mr. Bradford,
Thank you for your inquiry concerning the West Sandy Lake Road
project. We are glad to see the project coming together, and look
forward to its completion.
The lane restriction currently in place for westbound Sandy Lake
at Denton Tap should be removed within the next few weeks. The
contractor has additional signal work, sidewalk, and landscaping that
will require the periodic closure of the right lane as you continue past
Denton Tap. Once this is removed, the intersection will have two left
turn lanes, one through, and one right or through as it was prior to the
beginning of the project.
The speed limit on West Sandy Lake was 35 miles per hour prior
to the start of the widening project, and has not changed as a result of
the project. Once the project is complete, our Traffic Engineer will
conduct a speed study to determine the appropriate speed limit for this
portion of the road. If he determines that the speed limit should
change based on this speed study, he will present a recommendation to
the City Council and ask that they approve an ordinance change that will
result in a new speed limit. While this sounds like a cumbersome
process, it is necessary to ensure we meet our legal obligations to have
an enforceable speed limit.
Please feel free to call me with any additional questions or
comments.
Thank you.
Keith
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Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 7:45 PM
To: Keith Marvin
Cc: Clay Phillips
Subject: Sandy Lake Road Project
Good evening:
Two questions on the above noted project:
* Will the final configuration of the westbound roadway as
it intersects Denton Tap continue to be two turn lanes southbound, a
single lane west, mandatory turn lane northbound? The single westward
lane makes no sense to me.
* Why does the speed limit drop by five mph on the west
side of Denton Tap?
Thanks,
Bruce Bradford
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