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SH 26/Colleyville Blvd. reconstruction
On Tuesday, TxDOT's contractor executed a traffic switch on SH 26,
affecting the road from south of John McCain Road north into Grapevine
and causing long backups in both directions, as well as on John McCain
Road, and general confusion and frustration for everyone. The situation is
clearly unacceptable.
After multiple calls from members of the City Council, as well as a
multitude of calls and emails from Colleyville citizens, to state and county
officials about the problems on the project, TxDOT's district engineer
(who bears ultimate responsibility for TxDOT's projects in the area) called
to promise a greater sense of urgency on the project, improved oversight
of the contractor, and a firm completion date for this section of SH 26.
TxDOT is bringing in the head traffic engineer for the district to resolve
some of the issues at SH 26 and John McCain Road and has committed
their top traffic specialists from the district office to the project. There
have been some significant changes made to the light sequencing at that
intersection during the last few days to mitigate both safety and traffic
issues. One of the main issues at John McCain Road was that the system
wasn't adequately detecting vehicles traveling eastbound on John McCain
when stopped at the intersection. Some changes were made to the
system Friday morning and the detection problem seems to be resolved
at this point. As of Friday morning, the timing of green lights for
northbound and southbound SH 26 were increased to help with traffic
flow.
Coming this week
•The contractor will make a traffic switch on Monday, Aug. 18, for
southbound lanes, from north of Longwood to the northern limits of
project. The two southbound lanes will shift toward the center,
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where the northern lanes were formerly located. This work will take
place during the day on off-peak hours.
•The contractor is removing the edge of the John McCain Road
median to provide a larger turning radius for southbound SH26
drivers turning right onto John McCain Road.
•The contractor will be installing a new storm drain lateral, mill
asphalt of existing southbound lanes and start excavating for a new
wall.
Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) reports no positive mosquito
samples in Colleyville
TCPH has notified that the city that none of the mosquito samples
submitted from Colleyville this week tested positive for the West Nile
Virus. While this is good news, everyone is reminded to stay vigilant.
The most important thing citizens can do to reduce the risk of exposure
to the West Nile virus is to eliminate mosquito-breeding areas around the
home and limit exposure to feeding mosquitoes. Here are some simple
things to eliminate potential breeding sites around the home:
•Do not allow water to accumulate in the saucers of flowerpots,
cemetery urns, or in pet dishes for more than two days
•Get rid of tin cans, old tires, buckets, unused plastic swimming
pools, or other containers that collect and hold water
•Clean debris from rain gutters, remove standing water from flat
roofs, and repair leaks around faucets and air conditioners
•Change the water in birdbaths and wading pools at least once a
week
•Fill or drain puddles, ditches and swampy areas
•Check for trapped water in plastic or canvas tarps used to cover
boats or pools, and arrange the tarp to drain the water