Phase 1 will build a new section of freeway to replace the freeway which will be decommissioned. Lowest bid is Webber LLC at $104 million.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/insdtdot/orgchart/cmd/cserve/bidtab/02093043.htm (http://www.dot.state.tx.us/insdtdot/orgchart/cmd/cserve/bidtab/02093043.htm)
Estimate $100,034,951.91 % Over/Under Company
Bidder 1 $103,886,639.99 +3.85% WEBBER, LLC
Bidder 2 $105,477,598.90 +5.44% MCCARTHY BUILDING COMPANIES, INC.
Bidder 3 $111,047,111.09 +11.01% BALFOUR BEATTY INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
Bidder 4 $115,203,739.17 +15.16% ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
Bidder 5 $122,442,040.26 +22.40% MCM
Project web site
http://smwrightproject.org/ (http://smwrightproject.org/)
The video shows the planned boulevard to replace the freeway. It looks like it will be one of the nicest streets in Dallas.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsmwrightproject.org%2Fpmap%2Ffiles%2Fsmwrightimage-3.jpg&hash=0a78596eaaffb24074b4ea67b99cd0d7eaab46f6)
This project will displace the Ghetto Club. Does anyone know if it has already been cleared? More photos www.dfwfreeways.com/us175 (http://www.dfwfreeways.com/us175)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgoogledrive.com%2Fhost%2F0B4gwdXQk1LyieHZHSTBqd0VJSnc%2Fus175%2Froadside%2F20140111_0074-1050.jpg&hash=d01c60abe26495544916f6d55bd97f43ce3111f4)
So...how will they connect the new US 175 freeway with I-45 going south?? Through Spur 310??
There's no connection today.
Looking at the map, there appears to be a ramp from US 175 to Lamar St. and ramps south from from Lamar St. to US 175 and I-45. That's an improvement over the existing connections. There's only a small area from which traffic needing such a connection could originate. Even a small distance from the intersection, traffic to I-45 south is better off headed directly toward I-45 or toward I-635 or I-20. Such a small trip-generating area probably doesn't warrant a direct connector.
So the new Interstate 45/US 175 interchange is only going to be a half interchange (no ramps North 45 to East 175/West 175 to South 45)?
Quote from: The Ghostbuster on February 13, 2016, 02:09:32 PM
So the new Interstate 45/US 175 interchange is only going to be a half interchange (no ramps North 45 to East 175/West 175 to South 45)?
Yes, that appears to the case. I think they are just trying to support the existing traffic pattern, and keep costs low.
If the Trinity Parkway is built, it would extend westward over I-45. The path is faintly visible in the schematic. I would expect that connections between NB I-45 to WB Trinity Parkway, and EB Trinity Parkway to SB I-45 would be needed. However, I don't see provisions for those connections in the schematic.
Quote from: MaxConcrete on February 13, 2016, 04:01:33 PM
Quote from: The Ghostbuster on February 13, 2016, 02:09:32 PM
So the new Interstate 45/US 175 interchange is only going to be a half interchange (no ramps North 45 to East 175/West 175 to South 45)?
Yes, that appears to the case. I think they are just trying to support the existing traffic pattern, and keep costs low.
If the Trinity Parkway is built, it would extend westward over I-45. The path is faintly visible in the schematic. I would expect that connections between NB I-45 to WB Trinity Parkway, and EB Trinity Parkway to SB I-45 would be needed. However, I don't see provisions for those connections in the schematic.
Trinity Parkway got canceled months ago. That's why those provisions for the connections aren't in the schematic.