Some Push For Additional Bond Money To Go To North Fort Worth Streets

Arlington TX

29 December, 2021

10:56 AM

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By Jessica Priest, Fort Worth Report December 28, 2021 Fort Worth city staff is recommending a $500 million bond set to go before voters next year be increased by $60 million and that the bulk of the additional money be spent on streets. But that amount represents 18% of the estimated cost of street projects staff identified are needed. Specifically, there is an additional 11 necessary street projects estimated to cost about $324 million, but city staff said most will have to be covered by Tarrant County, the state or the federal government or wait until the city's 2026 bond. During a meeting earlier this month, Councilman Cary Moon pushed city staff to add street projects that are north of Loop 820 to the city's 2022 bond. 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.