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COMMISSIONER PRECINCT NO. 1
JIM JACKSON
April 12, 1995
Mr. Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
Assistant City Manager/City Engineer
City of Coppell
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
Dear Mr. Griffin:
In response to your letter of March 30, 1995 and our phone conversation on March 29, 1995, the Dallas
County policy for bond projects is that we build roadways only and leave amenities such as sidewalks,
lighting, bike paths, etc. up to the City. These kinds of enhancements can be made through the County's
contractor at the City's request and funding. In compliance with policy and at the City of Coppell's
request, the section of Sandy Lake within the City of Coppell will be designed so that alternate bids may
be taken allowing for a bike path to be built in conjunction with the new roadway. The City of Coppell
will pay for the additional engineering and the construction cost if the bike trail is constructed.
The Trinity River bridge is being designed as a full six(6) lane bridge although only a four(4) lane
c~ roadway will be constructed under the current bond program. That means for the immediate future the
' /bridge could be striped to allow for bicycle traffic. Our Public Works Director, Allen Beene, tells me the
ic~q',i ~&ca~-width" of the bridge being designed could be ultimately striped so that it would provide six(6) lanes plus
Ia three foot bike lane. He also advises me that a design fo/a larger and/or separated lane as a free
\standing facility could probably be done in the future as economically as an add-on design.
As I am sure you realize, any striping or .use of the bridge (City of Dallas) or Sandy Lake east of the
bridge (Carrollton) will have to be coordinated with the other cities.
Because of the condition of the existing bridge, I am anxious to proceed to contract as quickly as possible
on the bridge.
Some mention has been made of using Federal CMAQ funds. Consideration of use of these funds would
severely impact the time for getting the bridge under construction. Since any expansion of the bridge
would also impact the right-of-ways and/or easements needed in Mclnnish Park and since impacting park
land would trigger a whole set of Federal guidelines, I am not anxious to discuss this possibility at this
time. However, these funds could be available for a separate stand alone facility if such a project were
put forward for consideration. ~II4 }~,~- ¢&,d~, ~-~-e~
Sincerely,
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cc: Mayor Tom Morton
Jim Witt, Coppell City Manager
Allen Beene, Dallas County Director of Public Works (oeo aa --1 ] % [
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