SOUTHWEST PARKWAY NEWS
The latest word on the proposed Southwest Parkway, which the
state calls Hwy. 121T, is that it will probably not be open until
2003 at the earliest. This highway will begin at I 30 just east
of Forest Park Blvd., continue along south of Vickery, by the
railroad tracks, go over the Hulen bridge and continue south
between Hulen and Bryant Irvin to Hwy. 1187, then later extend
to Hwy. 67 near Cleburne. The toll plaza will be between Montgomery
and Hulen, the toll being $1.00. There will be some access to
the Parkway that will not require a toll if you enter and exit
further south.
The environmental impact study will be done this year. The
right-of-way acquisition is scheduled to take one year but will
probably take longer. The North Texas Toll Authority will be
the builder, a faster project than if the Texas Highway Department
did it. The cost of $450,000,000 is furnished half by the state
and half by bonds.
From the map furnished by the Transportation and Public Works
Dept., it appears that this parkway will not go near enough to
any existing residential area to unfavorably impact it. It should
relieve the traffic on Hulen and Bryant Irvin considerably.
(April, 1999, No.14)
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