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STUDY NEWSLETTER Texas
Department
of Transportation
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The SH 114/SH 121 Corridor Project, initiated in September of 1996, has reached a major milestone in the
identification of measures for relieving congestion north of DFW airport. The new SH 114/SH 121 comdor will be an
innovative system to collect and distribute traffic among several major highways efficiently. The new corridor will
allow the five converging highways (SH 114, SH 121, SH 360, IH 635 and International Parkway) to interconnect
while allowing traffic to flow smoothly. Future demographic projections indicate that an additional 180,000 vehicles
per day will use this already overburdened system by the year 2025 resulting in increased congestion and
environmental issues. The goal of this study is to gain consensus on potential mobility solutions for the corridor while
minimizing any adverse environmental or engineering impacts.
Public Involvement and Community Coordination
Throughout the SH 114/SH 121 Project, the Study Team has been meeting
with a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to build consensus on the most
efficient method for easing congestion and increasing mobility through the
Funnel (SH 114/SH 121). During these meetings, TAC members came to a
consensus concerning the proposed alternative. The TAC concluded that the
proposed SH 114/SH 121 alternative has met the local access needs and
provided the capacity improvements needed to provide good regional
mobility. This alternative can be seen on pages 2-3. The TAC was formed at
the beginning of this project to represent various stakeholder and public
interests associated with the SH 114/SH 121 region while acting as a
facilitator for public input within the communities. In addition, five public
meetings were held to inform and solicit additional input from concerned citizens regarding this project.
The Preferred Alternative
To develop the preferred alternative, the Study Team looked at environmental,
mobility and engineering factors to screen the alternatives to promote the favored
recommendation. At the fifth public meeting, the express/managed facility option
was the proposed option to be carried forward in the study process. This option
provides additional general purpose lanes going each direction as well as four
managed lanes in the Funnel. The Funnel is the east-west convergence point of five
highways, as shown on pages 2-3. The managed lanes will provide flexibility to
accommodate additional flow during peak commuter times in the appropriate
direction while providing a significant bypass of the SH 114/SH 121 congestion to commuters. Commuters who elect
to use the managed lanes may be assessed a toll in the future that may be variable based on the time of day, level of
congestion, and number of passengers; while the general purpose lanes will remain free to commuters. In addition,
local intersecting streets will undergo engineering and signalization enhancements benefiting local traffic relying on
this system.
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The next opportunity for formal publrc input will he at the sixth open house and publrc meeting scheduled for 6.00 pm
on February 23, 2006 to the Grapevte Convention Center, 1209 S Main Street, Grapevine The Project Team will
discuss the current status of the study and review the decisions to date The goal of the meeting rs to present the
findings of the revtsed proposed plan and gatn consensus The format for this publrc meeting will include an open
house followed by a formal presentation and an opportunity for comments and questions The publrc meeting rs one of
the many ways to voice your opinions on the SH 1 14/SH 121 protect
You may also
• Marl comments on the SH 114/SH 12 ] Project to
Texas Department of Transportation
P O Box 6868
Fort Worth, TX 761 15-0868
Attention Curtis Loftrs, P.E.
• Email your comments to cloftrs@dot.state tx us
The SH 114/SH 121 Study neu sletter is u perhlicatiorr of the For? Worth Dr.ctrict- Teza.r
Departnieut of Trarrsportntrnn. Itr purpose is to iufor-rrr uiterested c rtfens of the SH 114
and SN 121 Project progress urrd upc omurg ererrtc.
Texas
Department
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Texas Department of Transp~rtanon
P U Box 68b8
Fort Worth, TX 761 15-0868
Attention Curtis Loftrs, P E.
Next Open House/Public Meeting:
February 23 2006
6.00 pm Upen House
7.00 pm Pubh~ Meeting
Grapevine Convention Center
1209 S Mam St., Grapevine
HDR Enginering, Inc.
TxDOT Planning Consultant
MR. KEN GRIFFIN
DIlZECTOR OF ENGINEERING/PUBLIC WORKS
CITY OF COPPELL
P O BOX 9478
COPPELL, TX 75019
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