A Long And Winding River Still Ahead For Panther Island

Arlington TX

20 January, 2022

7:16 PM

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By Rachel Behrndt, Fort Worth Report January 20, 2022 Fort Worth and Tarrant County leadership gathered Jan. 20 in the boardroom of the Tarrant Regional Water District to celebrate the Panther Island/Central City Flood Project finally receiving the federal funding they think will make it happen. The long-awaited $403 million in federal funding will go toward carrying the $1.16 billion project through phase 4 of 5 on its way to completion. Still to come are the planning and construction of the bypass channel. Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker celebrated the longtime project, which began as an idea floated by fellow press conference attendee Congresswoman Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth. Granger was mayor of Fort Worth from 1991-1995. "I can't think of a better 'go time' moment than this one right here for our amazing city," Parker 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.