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Chisholm Trail Parkway: From Drawing Board to Construction Zone  After more than 40 years in the planning stages, Chisholm Trail Parkway is now under construction. The NTTA issued notices to proceed for contractors working on several sections of the project in November.
Motorists can expect to see construction activity in most sections of the corridor, and lane and road closures will impact traffic at the following locations:
- Lanes and shoulders on I-30 (narrowed)
- Between Summit Avenue and University Drive
- Eastbound I-30 and Summit Avenue
- Vickery Boulevard, from I-30 entrance ramp to Forest Park Boulevard (closed)
- Westbound frontage road at Fort Worth & Western Railroad (closed)
- University Drive (various closures for bridge construction)
- Vickery Boulevard east of University Drive (closed)
- Exit ramp at eastbound I-30 and Summit Avenue
In addition, there will be several short- and long-term closures, including but not limited to:
- Westbound Rosedale between University Drive and Lovell Avenue, where traffic will be detoured to University Drive.
- Altamesa Boulevard between Harris Parkway and Granbury Road, where traffic will be detoured to Harris Parkway and Oakmont Boulevard.
Night-time closures will occur periodically for bridge beam setting:
- I-20 main lanes and frontage road
- SH 183 ramps and main lanes
- Overton Ridge Boulevard
- Dutch Branch Road
- Risinger Road
- Sycamore School Road
- FM 1187
For the latest Chisholm Trail Parkway construction updates, visit www.NTTA.org, where you can subscribe to the NTTA’s Chisholm Trail Parkway e-newsletter, view pictures of the project’s progress,and find lane closure details and detour maps. Lane closure information also is available by calling (817) 207-0184. For questions, please call 817-916-5105 or send an email to ChisholmTrail@ntta.org.
Once completed, Chisholm Trail Parkway will provide a continuous route from downtown Fort Worth south to Cleburne. The toll road is the NTTA’s first project in Tarrant and Johnson counties and is expected to open to traffic in mid-2014.
Chisholm Trail Parkway on Display
Eager to catch an early glimpse of the project? Check out the Chisholm Trail Parkway traveling displays featuring a map of the corridor, facts about the project, and information about obtaining a TollTag. The exhibits will rotate to various locations in Johnson and Tarrant counties for the duration of construction starting in December:
- Dec. 2-15: Burleson Recreation Center (BRiCk), 550 NW Summercrest Blvd., Burleson
- Dec. 2-Jan. 3: Southwest Regional Library, 4001 Library Ln., Fort Worth
- Dec. 16-31: Burleson City Hall, 141 W. Renfro St., Burleson
- Jan. 3-Feb. 3: Intermodal Transportation Center, 1001 Jones St., Fort Worth
- Jan. 3-Feb. 3: Johnson County Courthouse, 2 Main St., Cleburne
The Chisholm Trail Parkway will join the President George Bush Turnpike Western Extension in making up the NTTA’s Special Projects System. This is a stand-alone system separate from the NTTA System.
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