1 Project 1 I-30/35 Interchange Reconstruction Fort Worth, Texas
Jun 20, 2015
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Project 1I-30/35 Interchange Reconstruction
Fort Worth, Texas
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Project Existing elevated freeway over Lancaster Avenue
Project Reconstruction Capacity and safety improvements
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Initial Plan Initial plan – west leg (early 1980s)
Widened elevated structure
Community reaction
Opposition
Lawsuit (filed 1983)
Leadership interest to find better solution
Collaborative Approach District Engineer saw advantage to proceed with collaborative
effort Community leaders and stakeholders wanted I-30 improved Problem was “how,” not “if”
DE assembled “I-30 Working Group” 1985 Also wide range of stakeholders
Leaders Residents Businesses Property owners
Numerous workshops Objectives Concepts Options Evaluations
Multi-disciplinary planning team 4
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CSS Approach – Stakeholder Objectives Objectives/concerns
Replace aging structure
Increase interchange capacity
Increase safety Merges, weaves
Design speed
Sight distances
Improve aesthetics Freeway
Barrier
Historic preservation
Permit T&P building revitalization
Redevelopment
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Approach
Initial alternatives
Existing alignment Elevated
At-grade
Depressed
New alignments
Preferred alignment
Late 1987 Visualization of preferred alternative (SDH&PT, FHWA, 1991)
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Relocated I-30 West Leg
Original Interchange
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I-30/I-35W interchange looking south, 1958. Source: http://www.texasfreeway.com/dallas/historic/photos/images/i35w_i30_fw_looking_s_july-1958.jpg
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Improved Ramps
Lancaster Avenue
Completion Freeway - 2000 Lancaster - 2008 Redevelopment - 2006+
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