ST9904-CS 961108 TxDOT S.H. 121 TASK FORCE REPORT
Note: Section numbers in narrative below correspond
drawings.
November 8, 1996
to numbers on
121 CAPACITY IMPROVRW~.NTS (STAGE I)
Section 1:
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 I.H. 35E (4/6
lane divided highway)
(CSJ 0364-03-078 & 0364-03-077)
Completed November 1993
C. Section 3: I.H. 35E to East of F.M. 1171 (6-lane
divided highway)
D. Section
E. Section 5:
Completed - June 1991
East of F.M. 1171 to East of the Elm Fork
of the Trinity River (bridges)
Completed - July 1988
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
Section 6:
West of the Burlington Northern Railroad
to East of Legacy (4-lane divided
highway)
(CSJ 0364-03-043)
Completed - March 29, 1994
II.
Section 7:
East of Legacy to East S.H. 289
divided)(including the S.H.
intersection)
(CSJ 0364-04-028 & 0364-04-032)
(4-lane
289
Completed - May 3, 1995
Section 8:
S.H. 289 to U.S. 75 (4-lane divided)
(CSJ 0364-04-022)
The Dallas District requested that this project be
elevated to Priority 2 authority in the 1996 PDP
Update. The project was not selected by the
Commission. The Draft 1997 Unified Transportation
Program (UTP) was presented to the Texas
Transportation Commission at their August meeting.
The Commission deferred consideration of the UTP
until (most likely)- their September meeting. Upon
review of the Draft 1997 UTP, the Dallas District
discovered that this S.H. 121 project was not
selected as a Priority 2 project. Therefore, Jay
Nelson, P.E. (Dallas District Engineer) has decided
to program this project using Category 11 which is
a 10 year programming authority given to the
District Engineers to develop district
discretionary projects. This will allow the Dallas
District to proceed with plan development and
right~of-way acquisition.
This project is still a candidate for Category 3A -
National Highway System Mobility.
3. Estimated Construction Cost: $19,700,000.
S.H. 121 (SPUR 553) LEWISVILLE BYPASS (STAGE I)
(See attached for right of way status)
A. Section 9:
North of Denton Creek to Denton Tap Road
(3-lane frontage roads)
(CSJ 3547-03-002 & 3547-02-003)
This project let on July 10, 1996 and J.D. Abrams,
Inc. Was the low bidder with a bid of
$14,581,681.91. The Texas Transportation Commission
awarded the contract at their meeting in late July.
The pre-construction meeting was held on September
25, 1996 and construction began on October 7, 1996.
Time is currently suspended due to utility and
personal property relocation problems.
Construction will take 26 months to complete once
it resumes. - ..........
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Section 10:
Denton Tap Road to Lake Vista (3-lane
frontage roads)
Completed - 1988
Section 11:
Lake vista to I.H.
roads)
(CSJ 3547-01-002)
35E (3-lane frontage
Opened to traffic on June 1, 1996.
De
Section 12:
I.H. 35E to Existing S.H. 121 Near F.M.
544 (3-lane frontage roads, freeway
constructed where frontage roads are not
proposed)
(CSJ 3547-01-004)
This project let on January 9, 1996 and Brown &
Root, Inc. was the low bidder with a bid of
$45,502,101.11. The Texas Transportation Commission
awarded the contract at their January 25, 1996
meeting.
2. The pre-construction meeting was held on March 7,
1996 and construction began on April 29, 1996.
Construction will take 36 months.
3. Construction is ~ complete and the anticipated
completion date is May 1999.
III. S.H. 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)
The Dallas County portion of this project is
currently listed as a Long Range Project (LRP). The
Denton County portion is not. The TxDOT Dallas
District is requesting LRP status for the Denton
County portion.
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Candidate for Category 3A - National Highway System
Mobility.
3. Estimated Construction Costs:
CSJ County From TO Cost
0364-02-017 Dallas Tarrant CL Denton CL $16,000,000
0364-03-064 Denton Dallas CL Denton Crk $ 3,000,000
Total $19,000,000
Section 14: Existing S.H. 121 Near Denton Creek to
Existing S.H. 121 Near F.M. 544
(Lewisville Bypass)(Mainlanes)
(CSJ 3547-03-003, 3547-02-004, &
3547-01-005)
This project was not selected for Priority 2
authority by the Commission in the 1996 PDP. The
Dallas District is requesting LRP status for this
project.
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Candidate for Category 3A - National Highway System
Mobility.
3. Estimated Construction Costs:
CSJ County Fro~ To Cost
3547-03-003 Denton SH 121 Dallas CL $ 5,500,000
3547-02-004 Dallas Denton CL Denton CL $12,600,000
3547-01-005 Denton Dallas CL FM 544 $73,500,000
Total $91,600,000
C. Section 15: F.M. 544 to U.S. 75
(Mainlanes)
(CSJ 0364-04-023, 0364-03-066, &
0364-03-067)
1. The Dallas District is requesting LRP status for
this project.
2. Candidate for Category 4E STP Urban Mobility or
Category 3A - NHS Mobility.
3. Estimated Construction Costs:
CSJ County From TO Cost
0364-04-023 Collin Denton CL SH 289 $ 6,656,163
0364-03-066 Denton FM 544 FM 423 $ 5,209,593
0364-03-067 Denton FM 423 Collin CL $11,832,535
Total $23,698,291
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RIGHT-OF-WAY STATUS S.H. 121 BYPASS
November 8. 199~
S.H.121 Bypass:
(Section 9)
From Denton Creek
To Denton Tap Road
Outstanding Issues:
1. Parcel Status:
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a.) Acquired
b.) One Easement to be Donated
Utilities to be relocated:
II.
a.) Lone Star Gas Company (12-96)
b.) Brazos Electrical Co-op (12-96)
c.) Texas-New Mexico Power (11-96)
d.) TU Electric (12-96)
S.H. 121 By~ass: From Denton TaD Road
(Sections 10, 11
& Part of 12)
Outstanding Issues:
None
III. S.H. 121 Bypass:
(Part of Section 12)
To The Elm Fork of the Trinity River
(including S.H. 121 - I.H. 35E
Interchange)
Outstanding Issues:
From The Elm Fork of the Trinity River
TO F.M. 423
1. Relocation of Standridge Drive Property swap in final
stages.
Denton County Reclamation and Road District Area Near Elm-
Fork of the Trinity River.
a.) 17 parcels have been identified.
1.) Donations to date: 5
2.) Donations in review by owners: 12
Total 17
3. Utilities to be Relocated
a.) Denton County Electric Coop.
Relocation of Personal Property
a.) None required.
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