Freeport Pkwy/FP-CS 890428April 28, 1989
NCH
ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP
2727 CHEMSEARCH BLVD.
IRVING. TEXAS 75062
Mr. Russell Doyle, P.E. --:: ...... ''-"
City Engineer .... ,, ,
City of Coppell
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, TX 75019
Re: Thoroughfare Plan Adjustment
Dear Sir:
NCH Corporation owns the approximately 140-acre tract of land located just north
of Bethel Road, south of Ruby Road and west of Coppell Road. Freeport Parkway
exists within the city of Coppell from Interstate 635 to Bethel Road, which it
intersects just south of this property.
The Coppell Thoroughfare Plan proposes Freeport parkway to continue north through
the NCH tract, crossing Ruby Road approximately halfway between Coppell Road on
the east and State Street on the west. We would like to formally request that
the city modify the Thoroughfare Plan to show Freeport Parkway transitioning
westerly to the existing State Street right-of-way as shown on the accompanying
sketch.
As we have discussed in person with you previously, we believe this change is
prudent and beneficial for the following reasons:
1) This adjustment would not change either its current
intersection with Bethel Road to the south or its proposed
interchange with SH 121 to the north, as shown on the
Thoroughfare Plan and the current State Highway Improvement
Drawings. In other words, Freeport Parkway would still go
from point A to point B.
2) The current Thoroughfare Plan alignment of Freeport Parkway
north of Ruby Road goes through an area where there is no
existing right of way: this change to the State Street
alignment would require less right-of-way acquisition.
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Mr. Russell Doyle, P.E.
April 28, 1989
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3) The current plan shows Freeport crossing Cottonwood Creek at
a location where the Flood Plain is wider than at the existing
State Street crossing. It follows then, that this change
could result in a lower bridge and roadway improvement cost
4) The current plan shows Freeport intersecting another major
thoroughfare {Sandy Lake/Thweat Road) at a 45 degree angle.
This proposed modification would move this to where it would
be a city-recommended 90 degree intersection.
5) This adjustment is completely consistent with the Thoroughfare
Plan change proposed by the Coppell Commercial Land Owners
Association, currently under review by the City.
6) We are coordinating this alignment and the resulting roadway
geometrics with the City and our immediate neighbor to the
north to assure a smooth transition to the State Street
corridor and a proper intersection with Ruby Road.
Please advise us as to what we can do to facilitate this modification. Thank
you.
Sincerely,
Don Moulton
Director, Corporate Engineering
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cc: Robert Fransen, Southmark
Curtis Young, Peckham-Young
Joe Cleveland, NCH