Chisholm Trail Parkway Main Lanes Will Open May 11
April 30,2014
Reposted from Channel 5/NBCDFW.com
Weather permitting the toll road will open as planned
On May 11, the first toll road is set to open in Tarrant and Johnson counties. The 28-mile Chisholm Trail Parkway connects Downtown Fort Worth and Cleburne.
But drivers along University Drive may notice that part of the highway looks far from finished just days before the scheduled opening date.
On Tuesday, NBC 5 was given a tour of the Chisholm Trail Parkway, parts of which look ready to open today. But the North Texas Tollway Authority said the plan remains for the grand opening for a week from Sunday, weather permitting, of course.
Construction crews are still busy pouring concrete, installing safety rails and, of course, tolling equipment along the parkway. Where the roadway ends and begins in Downtown Fort Worth there is still activity, but work there won't be finished in some spots by the opening date.
"I know as you drive the west freeway in Fort Worth you may think, 'Gosh there's lot of work to be done here,'" said Kenneth Barr, NTTA board chairman, at the Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday.
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