ST9302-CS010405IKen Griffin -,Re: MacArthur:and S~,ndy Lake
From: Ken Griffin
To: Allegro5:"CFU LLWOO@temmc.com"@Allegro5. hub 05
Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2001 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: MacArthur and Sandy Lake
Mr Fullwood
The reconstruction of the MacArthur/Sandy Lake intersection is part of the Sandy Lake Road project. The
contractor should begin work on it this month. The main work on the project at this time is the lowering of
the 30" City of Dallas water line that runs down Sandy Lake. That is a time sensitive issue. If it is not
lowered soon it will affect the completion of the project. The water line supplies half of the Town of Flower
Mounds water. Once we get deeper into Spring, Dallas will not allow us to shut down the water line to
make connections. Without making connections, we can not take the old line out of service. Without
taking the old line out of service, we can not continue with the construction of Sandy Lake until this Fall.
Dallas typically will not allow their lines to be shut down after April 1. However, with the Spring rains they
are working with us on a more flexible time line, but, time is critical for that portion of the project.
As to the MacArthur crossing, we continually direct the contractor to keep the road in a drivable condition.
Numerous patches have been made. It is the contractors' responsibility to keep the crossing repaired. It's
important to note that when the contractor begins work on the intersection, MacArthur will be reduce to
one lane each direction. Because we are cutting the intersection down about five feet, reducing the
roadway is the only way to build the intersection. This will impact traffic movement.
The contractor is still with in his time limit on this project. The current approved time expires in September
2001. However, the contractors' most recent schedule shows co, repletion in January 2002.
I would be happy to discuss this further with you. Please give me a call at 972 304-3686.
Thank You
Ken Griffin, P.E.
Director of Engineering/Public Works
>>> "Fullwood, Chris" <CFULLWOO@temmc.com> 04/03 3:37 PM >>>
Dear City Manager,
What is the plan for the intersection of MacArthur and Sandy Lake? I have
lived in Coppell for three years and it is worse now than when I first moved
here. When they first started working on it I thought "Oh, wow. They are
going to flatten out that annoying bump." Instead they have made it worse.
Now there are bumps within the bump. The other day my pregnant wife and I
where driving down MacArthur and through the intersection at Sandy Lake. The
bumps are so bad that no matter how slowly I drive it hurts her stomach. It
is also extremely hard on ones suspension especially if you drive a sports
car or happen to have a sport suspension. The most ridiculous thing of all
is when I go from my house (on Allen and MacArthur) to the intersection at
Sandy lake (which is less than a mile away) it takes me the same amount of
time as it does to drive from Sandy Lake to my office on 161 and MacArthur
(which is about 14 miles). Considering the amount of taxes we pay in Coppell
we should not be having this problem. I can understand that construction
takes time. A few months. Maybe even a year. But two years? That is a bit
absurd. What concerns me the most is that I do not see any effort to improve
what has been done. I just see lots of work on Sandy Lake. Also it has to
impede the response and ability of emergency vehicles to do there jobs
effectively.
concerned motorist and resident of Gibbs Station,
Chris Fullwood
CC: Clay Phillips; Jim Witt