FAQs

Midway Road Revitalization

  • We are revitalizing Midway Road from Spring Valley Road to Keller Springs Road.  The project includes:

    • Paving improvements
    • Drainage, water, and sanitary sewer line improvements
    • Traffic signal and street lighting upgrades
    • Landscape and irrigation upgrades
    • 10-foot side path trail on the west side from Spring Valley to Belt Line Road
    • Connecting to the Cotton Belt Trail adjacent to the Wheeler Bridge at Arapaho Road

  • The entire project will take approximately three years to complete (estimated completion 2024).

    Construction is slated to begin in late January 2021.  The first phase of the project is the intersection of Midway and Belt Line, which is estimated to take approximately 6 months to complete.  Phase 2 will be improvements from Spring Valley to Belt Line and Phase 3 will be improvements from Belt Line to Keller Springs.

  • Construction is slated to begin in late January 2021.  The first phase of the project is the intersection of Midway and Belt Line, which is estimated to take approximately 6 months to complete.  Phase 2 will be the improvements from Spring Valley to Belt Line and Phase 3 will be the improvements from Belt Line to Keller Springs.  The entire project is scheduled for completion within three years.

  • You can register for email updates here or text Midway to 888-777 to sign up for email updates.  If you have specific questions, please email MidwayInfo@addisontx.gov.  You can find more project details at addisontexas.net/midway.

  • At its December 8, 2020 meeting, the City Council approved a contract with Tiseo Paving Company for construction services.  The Town has hired an internal project management team to help manage the overall construction process.

    You can watch the Council's Tiseo award discussion here.

  • As part of the contract, the contractor is required to have all three lanes, in each direction open on Belt Line Road during the event.

  • Construction will require lane closures, but every business will have continuous access to their property throughout the project.  The project sequencing was defined in the proposal to minimize the overall impact to businesses and the traveling public.  Although the overall project may take slightly longer to complete, the impact on any individual property will be greatly reduced.

  • There will be times when utility lines will need to be switched from the old lines to the new lines.  We will coordinate these planned interruptions with customers to schedule a mutually convenient time.

  • There are no planned internet outages as part of this project; however, internet cable locations are typically not clearly marked in the field and buried just below the surface. The contractor will do their best to avoid any interruptions when digging but will address any accidental disruptions as quickly as possible.

  • We are working with our partners at DART to relocate bus stops and explore possible alternate routes.  We will add that information to the project page when it is available.  www.addisontexas.net/midway.

  • As part of the revitalization of Midway Road, the Town is adding a 10-foot wide, ADA compliant, two-way hike and bike trail from Spring Valley Road to the DART Silver Line Trail connection.  In addition to planting new Live Oak and male Chinese Pistache trees, the Town will be adding enhanced landscaping throughout the corridor that consists of either native or adapted plants that have been proven to thrive in Addison, a green space buffer between the street and the trail for enhanced trail safety, and wider medians which offer a better environment for the newly planted trees to grow.

  • In 2018, Addison engaged a professional arborist to evaluate the health of all the trees along Midway Road.  The arborist rated trees based on their health (age, density, deadwood, etc.) and its structure (root issues, internal decay, etc.).  It was his professional opinion that the construction of the trail would negatively impact the trees in front of Greenhill towers, as well other trees along the Midway Road, and recommended they be removed.

  • In addition to planting new Live Oak and male Chinese Pistache trees, the Town will be adding enhanced landscaping throughout the corridor that consists of either native or adapted plants that have been proven to thrive in Addison, a green space buffer between the street and the trail for enhanced trail safety, and wider medians which offers a better environment for the newly planted trees to grow.

    The trees the Town installs will have with 3–4-inch radius trunks and be 10-12 feet tall. According to the arborist, this tree size is the optimal size for taking root and growing rapidly in Texas soils and these trees are expected to grow 12-18” a year.  In five years, the trees will be approximately 15’ - 20’ tall and in 10 years they would be 20’ - 27’ tall. Trees will not be replaced on a 1:1 ratio, but rather spaced appropriately to allow them to grow to their full potential.

    Addison is planning to adhere to the current horticulture practice regarding Chinese Pistache trees and will only be planting the male species that does not flower.

  • The 10-foot-wide trail envisioned along Midway Road brings the corridor into ADA compliance and allows for two-way hike and bike traffic. It is designed to adhere to the design standards set forth by the American Association of Highway and Traffic Officials (AASHTO) which is not only an industry best practice for trail safety but was also a requirement of the funding agreement with Dallas County for the project.  

    The trail will begin at Spring Valley Road and become part of a regional trail system when it connects to the trail system being constructed adjacent to the DART Silver Line.  Improving the trail system throughout Addison was a priority voiced by the community in the Town’s 2017 Citizen Survey and more recently as part of the development of a Trails Master Plan.