Public Works Update

Public Works and Engineering Director Shannon Hicks gave Council an update on key operations, capital improvement projects, and bond projects for Fiscal Year 2023 at the January 24 City Council Meeting. Some of the highlights included:

• Nearly $1.7M on Addison Road full-depth repairs have been completed and $496K in Dallas County grant funding has been received
• Painting Wheeler (Arapaho) Bridge rails, swoops, and arches is scheduled for Spring 2023
• Completed 1,100 fire hydrant inspections and painted one-third of the hydrants blue in FY22, the next round of inspections will begin in the spring of 2023, and the second third of hydrants will be painted blue
• Began construction in mid-November of the $3.3 million Rawhide Creek ADA and Drainage Improvements Project with anticipated completion in Fall 2023
• Alpha Road Connector Project began in April 2022 and is anticipated to be completed in March 2023
• Southbound lanes of Midway Road Reconstruction Project from Belt Line Road to Proton Drive are under construction, anticipated major paving operations south of Belt Line Road to be completed by spring of 2023, and major paving operations north of Belt Line are expected to begin in the next few weeks
• Right-of-Way easement acquisitions underway in Keller Springs Road Reconstruction Project.

You can watch the Council’s Public Works and Engineering Update here and read the presentation here.