Tarrant County Identifies 33 Road Projects To Fund If November Bond Passes

Arlington TX

06 October, 2021

8:06 PM

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By Jessica Priest, Fort Worth Report October 5, 2021 Cargo will be trucked more efficiently from Alliance Airport if a 2.43-mile stretch of Avondale Haslet Road is increased from a two-lane to a four-lane divided thoroughfare. That road project is among 33 that Tarrant County will fund if voters approve a bond election next month, county officials say. Cities had until April 16 to submit road projects for Tarrant County to consider. At $19.3 million, Fort Worth's Avondale Haslet Road project is the most expensive funding request that cities made and Tarrant County accepted. It is also among 11 arterials included in the city of Fort Worth's bond package set to go before voters in May of 2022. If both bonds pass, the city and county will split the costs of the project 50-50. In fact, all 24 cities that submitted road projects for Tarrant County to consider as part of its bond package had to commit to funding 50% of their submitted projects. The 33 projects selected will accommodate the growth Tarrant County has experienced since its last county transportation bond passed in 2006, as well as prepare for more, County Administrator G.K. Maenius said. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.