county (10 percent), the cities of Garland
and Rowlett (5 percent each) and regional
toll revenue (80 percent), but upon
completion will be owned and maintained
by the city ofDallas.
An estimated two-year construction
process began inMarch.
“It crosses three cities, and the only way to
get it constructed was Dallas County went
to bat for some funding and they received
it,” Polocek said. “It's an old bridge that was
probably built back in the '40s or '50s. Steel
structures, and every time it rains anything
over a two-year event the bridge is
completely flooded and they have to close
the road off. It's a major thoroughfare
between Rowlett and Garland, with
numerous, numerous vehicles going over it
every day.”
Yet another $10 million will go to pay for
the upgrade of a stretch of Shiloh Road
between Interstate 635 and Kingsley Road
froma four-lane to a six-lane divided layout,
with simultaneous work on storm drainage
capabilities and relocation of myriad utility
equipment.
The road is a major thoroughfare between
Garland and Dallas and an arterial that
serves the largest industrial district in
Garland and is home to a significant
amount of truck traffic. Construction will
commence in the first or second quarter of
2015, pending the utilitiesmovements.
Some of Garland's road projects going
f o r wa r d w i l l b e v i e we d f r om a
sustainable/green-tinted perspective,
according to Donna Manhart, a senior
engineer onPolocek's departmental team.
“We've been kind of learning from some
pilot programs that have been constructed
around the area,” she said. “With a city
that's already developed like Garland, and
when you're pinned for right-of-way space,
not every road it suited for green
development. But we do have a few
opportunities for future roadways that
we'rewaiting on funding for andwe're going
to look into for sustainable design.”
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