ST8201-CS 881213COPPELL PUBLIC WORKS
NI~ORANDIn~
December 13, 1988
TO:
FROH:
RE:
Steve Goram, Director of Public Works
Per Birdsall, Street Foreman ~
Bethel School Rd. (Harris Road)
If the contractor requests this detour route, this will certainly
be hazardous. As you may or may not be aware, the right-of-way
width of Bethel School Rd. south of Harris is only 25' in width.
This leaves little room for any immediate improvements, which would
be needed to divert all of the eastbound Bethel Road's traffic.
Though natural alternate routes would be sought by frequent travellers
of Bethel Rd., the initital increase in traffic could last
approximately two weeks, during which time access from Brooks, Harris,
and Plantation would be difficult if not impossible during rush
hours.
Recommendations at this time would be either to have the Contractor
maitain two way traffic at Denton Tap & Bethel or broaden the detour
by beginning the detour at the intersection of Bethel & Coppell.
If you have any questions, please advise.
PHB/bb
COPPELL PUBLIC WORKS
December 12, 1988
TO: Steve Goram, Director of Public Works
FRCM: Steven M. Morton, Chief Public Works Inspector
RE: Bethel School Rd. (Harris Rd.)
Steve, I read Dorothy's memorandun and I w~nt out to the intersection and the
only solutions I can see are as follows:
1) Stop traffic in all directions (3 way)
2) Cut down trees to in,prove visability
3) Realign intersection into a "T" intersection
I have nearly been hit by traffic travelinG at a high velocity of speed, not
only at the intersection, but north of Bethel in the double reverse curves.
I have stopped using this Bethel School due to the fact that the majority of
traffic I encountered were tryinG to play "Road Racer" and cut the curves.
S~M/bb
GINN, INC.
December 12, 1988
Mr. Tim Brancheau
TU Electric
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
T-Ya~ 7~
e: Denton Tap Road Improvements, Coppell,~s.
I am returning your proposed street lighting plans
project marked with my comments. The comments are
drawings in red and are as follows:
for the above
shown on the
I have requested that the lighting assembly at
approximate Station 110+12 to be relocated on your plans
to a point 10 feet south from the current location in
order to~ provide room for any future traffic signal
installation at the Bethel Road intersection.
I have added 2 - 2" PVC Conduits to our plans to
accommodate the power service you show at approximate
Station 198+80.
I have~ added additional street lighting conduits and
traffic signal interconnect conduits under the median
opening at approximate Station 202+00 in order to allow
for lighting of the remainder of the project north of
the current location shown on your plans up to the south
end of the bridge over Denton Creek. You should revise
your lighting .plans to reflect street lights between
approximate Station 202+00 and Station 206+29 (the south
end. of the south approach slab for the bridge at Denton
Creek). For this purpose we have enclosed a marked
print of the paving plans of the area north of Station
202+00.
Please revise your lighting plans in accordance with our comments
and prepare a cost estimate for installation of the Coppell
standard double Kim light fixtures, and an alternate cost
estimate for the use of the double GE Decashield II luminaire
fixtures as per the September 12, 1988 letter from Mr. Parsons to
Mr. Goram. We appreciate your prompt response to our initial
inquiry and your cooperation on this project. Please call me if
you have any questions.
Sincgrgly, ,,
JoHn C. Karlsruher, P.E.
Project Engineer
cc: Russell Doyle, P.E./
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GINN, INC.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 1988 _(
TO: Russel P. E.
FROM: H. Ginn, P.E.
SUBJE( Denton Tap Road at Bethe] Road - Traffic Visibility
within the Construction Zon,
The item was a concern at
meeting, following issues we~
8, 1988 City Council
addressed:
Problem: Ma' a traffic
intersection and expressed concern as to
eastbound traffic on Bethel Road.
accident at this
safe visibility for
Solution: Review actual site conditions and Contractor's
Traffic Control Plan.
2 o
Problem: Southbound traffic on Denton Tap Road not obeying
30 mph speed limit.
Solution: Checked for proper posting of 30 mph speed limit.
Problem: Southbound traffic not considering intersection
ahead at Bethel Road.
Solution: Intersection ahead sign posted for southbound
traffic on barricades north of Bethel Road.
Problem: Eastbound traffic on Bethel Road was required to
stop at the existing stop sign well back from the traffic on
detours.
Solution: Set temporary stop sign and painted stop bar for
eastbound traffic at the intersection of Bethel Road and the
current detour location of southbound lane of Denton Tap
Road.
These items
November 9,
thereafter and we have recieved no other
the Public.
cc:
John C. Karlsruher,
Randy Fleming
File J-378
were brought to the attention of the Contractor on
1988. The above solutions were put into effect soon
input from ci~
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