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North Crowley High School, 9100 S. Hulen St., Fort Worth, seen on Oct. 4, 2024. (Camilo Diaz | Fort Worth Report) <\/p>\nMore than $10 million in federal funding was approved for new bicycle-pedestrian projects in Tarrant County, officials said.<\/p>\n
The street projects in Fort Worth, Crowley and Richland Hills are intended to aid in transportation and safety, officials said.<\/p>\n
The projects were announced after the Regional Transportation Council, an independent policy group of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, approved $59.6 million on June 12 for 12 projects in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton counties as part of the 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program for North Texas.<\/p>\n
The Tarrant County projects, including a Safe Routes to School application in Richland Hills, will be supplemented by about $5 million in local matching funds.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese funded improvements will connect people who choose walking and bicycling as modes of transportation to schools, transit services and major hubs of employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,\u201d Kevin Kokes, program manager for the council of governments\u2019 land-use and mobility options team, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The funded projects will improve safety and air quality while reducing traffic congestion, Kokes said.<\/p>\n
Fort Worth was awarded more than $4 million for the McPherson-Summer Creek Safe Streets project on the southwest side near Crowley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The city of Fort Worth, which will contribute about $3.5 million, including bond funds, intends to build shared-use paths and on-street bicycle facilities to improve connections to North Crowley High School and Summer Creek Middle School. Traffic signal and crosswalk improvements are also planned as well as a new pedestrian bridge.<\/p>\n
North Crowley High School, 9100 S. Hulen St., Fort Worth, seen on Oct. 4, 2024. (Camilo Diaz | Fort Worth Report) <\/p>\n
Improvements will occur on Summer Creek Drive from West Risinger Road to Sunflower Ridge Road; on McPherson Boulevard from the Chisholm Trail Parkway to South Hulen Street; and on South Hulen from Nightingale Drive to McPherson.<\/p>\n
Kevin Isu, a Fort Worth senior professional engineer, said the funds will improve road safety in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe project is the design and construction of a series of bike lanes and safety improvements along McPherson Boulevard and Summer Creek Road,\u201d Isu said. \u201cIt has also been identified within a high-injury network and improves mobility and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the city of Crowley plans to construct a new path as part of the Main Street Trail extension after the city was awarded about $1.8 million. The project, which includes $464,000 in local funding, will run from FM 731\/Crowley Road to Bicentennial Park.<\/p>\n
In Richland Hills, $4.7 million was awarded for sidewalk and intersection improvements to enable more students to walk to Cheney Hills Elementary School. Richland Hills officials will contribute more than $1.1 million to the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The area is bounded by Baker Boulevard to the north, Scruggs Park Drive to the east, Airport Freeway to the south, and Dreeben Drive to the west.<\/p>\n
Eric E. Garcia is a senior business reporter at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at eric.garcia@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n News decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n
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