ST9904-CS 990108 TxDoT SH 121 TASK FORCE REPORT
Note: Section numbers in narrative below correspond to numbers on
drawings.
January 8, 1999
I. SH 121 CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS (STAGE I)
A. Section l: Tarrant/Dallas County Line to North of
Denton Creek (4-lane divided highway
with 2-lane frontage roads)
Completed -- July 1992
B. Section 2: North of Denton Creek to IH 35E (4/6
lane divided highway)
(CSJ 0364-03-078 & 0364-03-077)
Completed -- November 1993
C. Section 3: IH 35E to East of FM 1171 (6-lane
divided highway)
'Completed -- June 1991
D. Section 4: East of FM 1171 to East of the Elm Fork
of the Trinity River (bridges)
Completed -- July 1988
E. Section 5: East of the Elm Fork of the Trinity
River to West of the Burlington Northern
Railroad (4-lane divided highway)
(CSJ 0364-03-042)
Completed -- February 2, 1994.
Crider Road Project (0364-03-079)
Completed -- September 1995
F. Section 6: West of the Burlington Northern Railroad
to East of Legacy (4-lane divided
highway)
(CSJ 0364-03-043)
Completed -- March 29, 1994
G. Section 7: East of Legacy to East SH 289 (4-lane
divided) (including the SH 289
intersection)
(CSJ 0364-04-028 & 0364-04-032)
Completed -- May 3, 1995
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H. Section 8: SH 289 to US 75 (4-lane divided)
(CSJ 0364-04-022)
1. The 1999 UTP, as approved by the Commission on 09-
24-98, includes this section under Priority 2
status for NHS Mobility, Category 3A.
~q.~0- 2. A minute order was executed (by the Commission)
_--- approving the proposal by Collin County to
contribute $3,852,060 and provide a soft match of
a minimum of 62 acres of right-of-way (estimated
to be worth $13,000,000) as the local share of
right-of-way funding on SH 121 from FM 423 to US
75. The Collin County Commissioners' Court has
executed the agreement to contribute funding.
TxDOT has received the $3,852,060 check and the 62
acres of donated right-of-way.
3. TxDOT's Environmental Affairs Division has com-
pleted the historical structure documentation and
,~A~. has determined that the project is clear from
historical properties.
/~ 4. The Dallas District is proposing to build the
ultimate frontage roads with this project and
split the project into the following three
segments:
From To Length Cost
SH 289 Coit Road 2.720 Mile $10,453,333
Coit Road FM 2478 2.235 Mile $8,589,412
FM 2478 US 75 5.245 Mile $20,157,255
· Total $39,200,000
II. SH 121 (SPUR 553) LEWISVILLE BYPASS (STAGE I)
A. Section 9: North of Denton Creek to Denton Tap Road
(3-lane frontage roads)
(CSJ 3547-03-002 & 3547-02-003)
1. This project let on 07-10-96 and J.D. Abrams was
the low bidder at $14,581,681.91. The Commission
awarded the contract at their July 1996 meeting.
2. Construction began on 11-7-96. This project was
opened to traffic on 10-09-98.
B. Section 10: Denton Tap Road to Lake Vista (3-lane
frontage roads)
Completed -- 1988
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C. Section ~,: Lake Vista to IH 3b_ (3-lane frontage
roads)
(CSJ 3547-01-002)
Opened to traffic on June 1, 1996.
D. Section 12: IH 35E to Existing SH 121 Near FM 544
(3-lane frontage roads, freeway
constructed where frontage roads are not
proposed)
(CSJ 3547-01-004)
1. This project let on 01-09-96 and Brown & Root,
Inc. was the low bidder with a bid of
$45,502,101.11. The Commission awarded the con-
tract at their 01-25-96 meeting and construction
began on 04-29-96.
2. Construction is 76% complete and the anticipated
completion date is April 1999.
3. Noise walls are proposed on the north side of SH
121 between Huffines and Hebron. The noise walls
will be constructed as a separate project. Project
let on 11-13~98 with the low bid of $660~913.84
being submittedby Iowa Bridge & Culvert, Inc.
III. SH 121 FREEWAY IMPROVEMENTS (STAGE II)
A. Section 13: Tarrant County Line to North of Denton
Creek (conversion to freeway)
(CSJ 0364-02-017 & 0364-03-064)
1. This project is currently listed as a Long Range
Project (LRP).
2. Candidate for Category 3A -- National Highway
System Mobility.
3. Estimated Construction Costs:
CSJ COUNTY FROM TO LENGTH COST
0364-02-017 Dallas Tarrant CL Denton CL 1.728 $16,000,000
0364-03-064 Denton Dallas CL Denton Crk 0.300 $ 3,000,000
Total $19,000,000
4. TxDOT had a completed schematic (not approved).
Property owners requested revisions to the sche-
matic at some of the grade separations which TxDOT
agreed to. The City of Grapevine (with concur-
rence from the City of Coppell) has requested
changes to the schematic to better handle traffic
at Grapevine Mills Mall which TxDOT agreed to.
This section currently is not a high priority with
TxDOT because of its low ranking.
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B. Section 14: Existing SH 121 Near Denton Creek to
Existing SH 121 Near FM 544 (Lewisville
Bypass)(Mainlanes)
(CSJ 3547-03-003, 3547-02-004, &
3547-01-005)
1. LRP status for this project has been received.
2. Candidate for Category 3A -- National Highway
System Mobility.
3. Estimated Construction Costs:
CSJ COUNTY FROM TO LENGTH COST
3547-03-003 Denton SH 121 Dallas CL 0,500 $ 5,500,000
3547-02-004 Dallas Denton CL Denton CL 1,800 $12,600,000
3547-01-005 Denton Dallas CL FM 544 6.833 $73,500,000
Total $91,600,000
C. Section 15: FM 544 to US 75
(Mainlanes)
(CSJ 0364-04-023, 0364-04-024,
0364-03-066, & 0364-03-067)
1. The selections for NHS Mobility, Category 3A, in
the 1999 UTP, as approved by the Commission on 09-
24-98, include CSJ 0364-03-066, CSJ 0364-03-067,
and CSJ 0364-04-023 under Priority 2 status. CSJ
0364-04-024 still has LRP status. TxDOT estimates
that construction plans can be complete 24 months
after Priority 2 status is received.
2. Schematic revisions were recently submitted to
Austin for approval. The Ohio Drive crossing was
realigned to be perpendicular to SH 121. The
Independence Parkway crossing was realigned to
follow existing property lines. Also changes were
made to the southeast quadrant of the SH
121/Dallas North Tollway interchange to lessen the
right-of-way needs. Austin and FHWA approved
these revisions on 09-01-98.
3. Estimated Construction Costs:
CSJ COUNTY FROM TO LENGTH COST
0364-03-066 Denton FM 544 FM 423 1,700 $ 5,209,593
0364-03-067 Denton FM 423 Collin CL 3.300 $11,832,535
0364-04-023 Collin Denton CL SH 289 2.200 $ 6,656,163
0364-04-024 Collin SH 289 US 75 10.200 $48,494,116
Total $72,192,407
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SH 121 AND SH 121 BYPASS
FROM THE TARRANT COUNTY LINE TO US 75
CSJ LIMITS From/To) DESCRIPTION 99 UTP 00 PRELIM. CE1 COMMENTS
STATUS UTP STATUS
with two ,leted July:92]
:: 0364-03-063
8 0364-04-022 SH 289 Four lane divided rural highway Priority 2 Priority 2 3396.06 Ranks 27 out of 58
US 75 Metro. Ex
0364-02-017 Tarrant County Line Conversion to 6 lane freeway with LRP LRP 6454.28 Ranks 52 out of 113 ~
Dallas/Denton County Line ,ads and interchanges Metro. Ex
0364-03-064 Dallas/Denton County Line Conversion to 4 lane to 6 lane freeway LRP LRP 5800.48 Ranks 45 out of 113
North of Denton Creek with frontage roads Metro. Ex
3547-03-003 SH 121 Near Denton Crk. Lewisville Bypass - mainlanes LRP LRP None Present ADT does not
Dallas/Denton County Line , mainlanes
3547-02-004 Dallas/Denton County Line Lewisville Bypass - mainlanes LRP LRP 16338.92 Ranks 74 out of 113
Dallas/Denton County Line
3547-01-005 Dallas/Denton County Line Lewisville Bypass - mainlanes LRP LRP 75772.83 Ranks 92 out of 113
SH 121 Near FM 544 Metro. Ex'
03 64-03-066 FM 544 nlanes Priority 2 Priority 2 1286.40 Ranks 10 out of 58
FM 423 Metro. Ex
SH 121 AND SH 121 BYPASS
FROM THE TARRANT COUNTY LINE TO US 75
SECT. CSJ LIMITS (From/To) DESCRIPTION COST 99 UTP 00 PRELIM. CEI COMMENTS
(M) STATUS UTP STATUS
15 0364-03-067 FM 423 Mainlanes 11.8 Priority 2 Priority 2 6859.56 Ranks 44 out of 58
Coilin/Denton County Line Metro. Exp. Projects
15 0364-04-023 Coilin/Denton County Line Mainlanes 6.7 Priority 2 Priority 2 15666.02 Ranks 53 out of 58
SH 289 Metro. Exp. Pro.~ects
15 0364-04-024 SH 289 Mainlanes 48.5 LRP LRP 9364.65 Ranks 65 out of 113
US 75 Metro. Exp. Projects
* NOTE: Shaded projects are under construction or complete.
SECTION 8 - SH 121
FROM SH 289 TO US 75
i From SH 289 with 21.13 4155.88 32 of 113: M-EX-L
To Coil Road without 10.45 2055.65 13 of 113: M-EX-L
2 From Coit Road with 17.35 4187.17 32 of 113: M~EX-L
To FM 2478 without 8.59 2073.00 13 of 113: M-EX-L
3 From FM 2478 with 40.72 4157.52 32 of 113: M-EX-L
To US 75 without 20.16 2058.20 13 of 113: M-EX-L
SECTION {~- SH 121
FROM DALLAS CO. LINE TO EXISTING SH 121 NEAR FM 544
1 From Dallas County Line 4.80 None None
To Lake Vista Drive
2 From Lake Vista Drive 40.50 3511.28 14 of 32: M-IC-L ·
To East of IH 35E
3 From East of IH 35E 22.20 None None
To Existinl~ SH 121 Near FM 544
NOTES:
· Based on preliminary rankings for the 2000 Unified Transportation Program (UTP).
· * M - Metropolitan; EX - Expansion; IC - Interchange; L - Long Range Planning Authority; P2 - Priority 2 Authority