ST9904-CS 941209STATE HIGHWAY 121 TASK FORCE
% ROBERT W. POPE & ASSOCIATES
4011 W. PLANO PARKVVAY
SUITE 104
PLANO, TEXAS 75093
(214)964-8801 - FAX (214)596-6547
TASK FORCE MEETING NOTES
DECEMBER 9, 1994
FRITO-LAY NATIONAL H~ADQUARTERS
PLANO, TEXAS
Robert Pope opened the meeting at 10:10 A.M. Sam Frenkil, facilities manager for Frito-Lay
welcomed the group. Following introductions, Pope turned the floor to John Blain, TxDOT
Dallas District Director of Transportation Planning and Development. Blain presented the
attached report titled "TxDOT SH 121 Task Force Report" dated December 9, 1994.
Blain reported the proposed December letting of the Crider Road improvements may have to be
delayed to meet the required 30 day waiting period from the date EPA approved the Nox waiver
for the region. Letting of all federal projects could be similarly delayed.
Blain reiterated that right-of-way acquisition is the key to timely letting of the Stage I freeway
improvements to the Bypass from Denton Creek to Denton Tap Road. Harlan Moore of the
TxDOT Dallas District ROW Division reported that three ROW tracts have been acquired and
eminent domain proceedings have begun on six other parcels. Murray Allen, engineer in charge of
utility relocations for the District, reported on his discussions regarding relocation of the major
transmission line; the utility advised him they do not need additional easements for the relocation
and anticipate completion of the planning work on schedule.
Rider Scott of David Dean and Associates reported on his meeting the Attorney General and his
staffregarding local assistance with the eminent domain process. This would be the first instance
of such local assistance; General Morales is studying the request. Scott distributed copies of the
briefing document prepared for the A.G's office. Blain reported the District is awaiting
instructions from the Austin TxDOT office and the A.G.'s office on the procedure to be followed.
Blain reminded the group the Stage I freeway improvements for the section from ff-135E to
FM 544 are not included in the 1995 TIP; funds are therefore not available for construction.
However, the District is proceeding with plan preparation. The previously estimated November
1995 letting date would be valid if funding were available. Bill Brand of Loclcwood, Andrews and
Newnam, design consultants for the project, indicated his firm's intent to have the plans complete
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by the end of January (subject to mid-December approval of the pending supplemental agreement
with the Department).
Harlan Moore reported that since the Standridge Drive alignment has been resolved, acquisition
of the E-Systems tract is proceeding. Only minor drainage and construction easements are
remaining to be acquired for the section. Murray Allen reported no additional ROW is required
for relocation of the TU transmission line.
John Baxter of Bright Interests indicated that Denton County has not contacted him regarding the
right-of-way for realignment of Midway Road west of the Bypass. John Polster of David Dean
and Associates, consultants to Denton County, explained the County is awaiting a decision on
maintenance responsibility for the road.
Robert Pope reported that Grapevine city staff has met with property owners affected by the
Stage II freeway improvements from the Tarrant County Line to Denton Creek. They have
reviewed the revisions to the schematics proposed by Kimley-Horn on behalf of a property owner
and are in agreement with the changes. Coppell staff is reviewing the proposal. After discussion, it
was agreed that the best process would be for the cities to request the Department to review the
impact of the proposed changes on the cost and timing of the project. A letter of request from
each City, indicating agreement from the affected property owners, will be sufficient to start the
process.
The next meeting of the Task Force will be held on Friday, January 13, 1995 at Frito-Lay.
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4011 WEST PLANO PARKI4~A Y, SUITE 104
PIANO, TEXAS 75093
(214) 964-3801
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4011 WEST PLANO PARKWA Y, SUITE 104
PLANO, TEXAS 75095
(214) 964o8801
SH 121 TASK FORCE
DECEMBER 9, 1994
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TxDOT S.H. 121 TASK FORCE REPORT
Note: Section numbers in narrative below correspond to
drawings.
December 9, 1994
numbers on
S.H. 121 CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS (STAGE I)
A. Section 1:
B. Section 2:
C. Section 3:
D. Section 4:
E. Section 5:
Tarrant/Dallas County Line to North of
Denton Creek (4-lane divided highway with
2-lane frontage roads)
Completed - July 1992
North of Denton Creek to I.H.
lane divided highway)
(CSJ 0364-03-078 & 0364-03-077)
35E (4/6
Completed - November 1993
I.H. 35E to East of F.M. 1171 (6-lane
divided highway)
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)
Crider Road Project (0364-03-079)
1. Completed - February 2, 1994.
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TxDOT received a signed ordinance from the City of
Lewisville with a letter dated October 10, 1994 and
one from The Colony dated November 7, 1994
concurring with TxDOT's speed limit study. TxDOT
has ordered the speed limit signs and will erect
them once they are complete.
3. Crider Road Project (CSJ 0364-03-079):
Construction plans are 100% complete and the
plans have been approved for letting by
Austin. This project is scheduled to let on
December 13/14, 1994. Construction will begin
in January or February 1995 with an estimated
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construction time of 3 months.
The Crider Road project is scheduled in the 3
year 1995 TIP in fiscal year 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
Section 7: East of Legacy to East S.H. 289 (4--lane
divided)(including the S.H. 289
intersection)
(CSJ 0364-04-028 & 0364-04-032)
1. Work began on January 24, 1994.
2. Project is 90% complete.
Estimated completion date - January 1995. Project
is on schedule.
H. Section 8: S.H. 289 to U.S. 75 (4-lane divided)
(CSJ 0364-04-022)
1. On "hold" status in the 1995 PDP.
2. Category 3A - National Highway System Mobility.
S.H. 121 (SPUR 553) LBWISVILLE BYPASS
(See attached for right of way status)
A. Section 9:
(STAGE I)
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3.
4.
5.
Section 10:
North of Denton Creek to Denton Tap Road
(3-lane frontage roads)
(CSJ 3547-03-002 & 3547-02-003)
Category 13 - State Funded Mobility. The 3 year
1995 TIP does include this project in fiscal year
1996.
Estimated letting date is July, 1996.
Construction plans are 54% complete.
Estimated construction cost is $14,000,000.
The estimated completion date for "plans adequate"
for utility adjustments is January, 1995.
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
1. This project let on April 13, 1994. H.B. Zachry
Company was awarded the contract with a bid of
$10,165,798.
2. Construction began on July 6, 1994.
3. Project is 14% complete.
4. Estimated completion date - August 1996.
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)
Category 13 - State Funded Mobility (Shown in 3
year 1994 TIP in 1996). The 3 year 1995 TIP does
not include this project.
2. Estimated November 1995 letting date in the 1995
PDP.
3. The final plans are approximately 75% complete.
Revisions to the schematic are approved and the
Record of Decision has been approved and signed.
The recent revisions to the Clean Water Act
Nationwide Permit program will require further
environmental coordination with Texas Parks and
Wildlife and the Corps of Engineers. Specifically,
there are two areas of concern: the existing pond
which lies within the ROW near the northbound
frontage road of I.H. 35E; and the densely wooded
area between the MKT Railroad and the Elm Fork of
the Trinity River.
Mr. John Baxter with Bright Interests has provided
TxDOT with plans and an executed agreement to lower
Midway Branch Creek. TxDOT is currently processing
a supplemental agreement with its consultant to
make revisions to the plans to accommodate the
lowering of Midway Branch. We anticipate that the
supplemental agreement will be fully executed by
the middle of December. Once the supplemental
agreement is executed, it will take approximately 4
months to complete "plans adequate" for utility
adjustments.
The right-of-way requirements for the County Road
relocation (Midway Road) have been revised to
address property owners' concerns and property
owners have been contacted.
At a July 27, 1994 meeting, John Baxter presented a
letter from Halff Associates addressed to Mr.
Baxter which included concept sketches of a
realigned Standridge Road. Their proposal keeps
the intersection of Standridge Road and the S.H.
121 eastbound frontage road at the same location as
shown on the S.H. 121 Bypass Schematic,
consequently, S.H. 121 freeway ramps west of
Standridge will not have to be adjusted. The Town
of Hebron, the City of Lewisville, and the Colony
are all in favor of this proposal and have
requested that TxDOT revise the schematic
accordingly. TxDOT has received approval from its
Austin office for this schematic revision and a
Public Meeting was held on November 11, 1994 which
completed the public involvement process. All
affected property owners signed off on the
schematic revision at the Public Meeting and TxDOT
is finalizing the right-of-way requirements. S.H.
121 Freeway right-of-way donations are contingent
on local approvals of the revised design schematic.
III. S.H. 121 FREEWAY IMPROVEMENTS (STAGE II)
A. Section 13:
Tarrant County Line to North of
Creek (conversion to freeway)
(CSJ 0364-02-017 & 0364-03-064)
Denton
This project has been elevated from feasibility
status to Level I authority in the 1995 PDP.
2. Category 3A - National Highway System Mobility.
TxDOT has received a joint letter from the cities
of Coppell and Grapevine dated July 1, 1994
indicating the locations of grade separated cross
streets on S.H. 121.
Mr. Roy Wilshire of Kimley Horn, Inc. presented
TxDOT with a revised grade separation design for
Freeport Parkway on behalf of a property owner at
an August 4, 1994 meeting. The cities of Grapevine
and Coppell will have to agree on this revision and
make a formal request to TxDOT for a schematic
revision. When a revised schematic proposal is
submitted, TxDOT will review this proposed
schematic revision request to determine the
additional construction cost, the anticipated
additional costs to be incurred by local
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governments, and the delays to construction due to
additional processing time and added costs.
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)
1. On "hold" in the 1995 PDP.
2. Category 3A - National Highway System Mobility.
Section 15:
F.M. 544 to U.S. 75
(Mainlanes)
(CSJ 0364-04-023, 0364-03-066,
0364--03--067)
1. On "hold" status.
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Category 4E - STP Rural Mobility (Note: could
become eligible for NHS Mobility).
The Dallas District requested in the PDP update
that authority be given to allow for State
participation in right-of-way acquisition up to $70
million on the section of S.H. 121 between S.H. 289
to U.S. 75. This was not included in the PDP
update; therefore local governments will need to
prepare a formal request to secure TxDOT right-of-
way funding.
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RIGHT-OF-WAY STATUS S.H. 121 BYPASS
December 9, 1994
S.~.121 Bypass: From
(Section 9) TO
Denton Creek
Denton Tap Road
Outstanding Issues:
1. Parcel to be acquired:
a.) Right of Entry to appraise:
b.) Appraisal Completed: 95%
c.) Negotiation Completed: 15%
d.) E.D. Hearings:
Completed
1.) Estimated to Begin:
a.) Dallas County: June, 1995.
b.) Denton County: June, 1995.
2.) Estimated Possession:
ao) Dallas County: May, 1996.
b.) Denton County: March, 1996.
2. Utilities to be relocated:
a.) Lone Star Gas Company (6 - 12 Months to relocate)
(1.) Distribution Facilities along Exit SH 121.
b.) Brazos Electrical Co-op (12 - 18 Months to relocate)
The Utility Company has been notified and
preliminary plans to relocate their facilities have
been mailed to them. TxDOT has been assured by the
Utility Company that relocation will be
accomplished in a timely manner.
(1.) O.H. Transmission Crossing West of Denton
Creek.
(2.) O.H. Transmission Crossing East of Denton
Creek.
c.) Texas-New Mexico Power (g 12 Months to relocate)
(1.) Distribution Facilities along existing SH 121.
II.
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Personal Property to be relocated:
a.) Estimated clearance: August 1996
Final environmental clearance:
a.)
Indian artifacts: A pedestrian inspection has been
made. TxDOT personnel are contacting some of the
property owners for right of entry to do additional
investigation requiring archeological trenching.
This operation may be forced to wait until right of
way is secured.
S.H. 121 Bypass: From Denton Tap Road
(Sections 10, 11 To The Elm Fork of the Trinity River
& Part of 12) (including S.H. 121 - I.H. 35E
Interchange)
Outstanding Issues:
Remaining parcels to be acquired:
a.) Right of Entry and Possession of all Parcels.
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Utilities to be relocated:
a.)
b.)
Texas-New Mexico
(1.) O.$.
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(1.) U.G.
Power (6 - 12 Months to relocate)
Distribution in Denton Tap Road.
12 Months to relocate)
Cable in Denton Tap Road.
Final environmental clearance:
c.) Lone Star Gas Company (6 12 Months to relocate)
(1.)Distribution Lines from Denton Tap
to Lake Vista Drive.
d.) City of Lewisville (6 -12 Months to relocate)
1. Various Water & Sewer Lines from
Denton Tap Road to Lake Vista Drive.
Completed.
III .
S.H. 121 Bypass: From The Elm Fork of
(Part of Section 12) Trinity River
To F.M. 423
Outstanding Issues:
the
Relocation of Standridge Drive - Final Design in progress
(affects the property swap with land at the F.M. 544/S.H.
121 intersection).
Midway West - property swap (Bright Farm Partnership
& Denton County) - Maps and Legal Descriptions have been
sent to Denton County.
Remaining parcels to be acquired:
a.)
Minor drainage easements and construction easements
(T.E.'s) have been appraised and reviewed. Awaiting
Title Commitments so Offers can be made.
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b.)
c.)
Utilities to be relocated:
a.) T.U. Electric (12 18 Months for Relocation)
(1.) 138 KV Trans. Crossing.
(2.) 345 KV Trans. Crossing.
G.T.E. ( 6 - 12 Months for Relocation)
(1.) U.G. Cable (near FM 544).
G.T.E. ( 6 - 12 Months for Relocation)
(1.) Aerial Distribution at FM 544.
d.)
City of
(1.)
(2.) 10'
(3.) 12'
(4.) 24'
Carrollton (6 - 12 Months for Relocation)
18' Sanitary Sewer Crossing.
Sanitary Sewer Crossing.
Sanitary Sewer Crossing.
Water Crossing
Final environmental clearance: Completed.
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