Arlington residents and businesses in southwest Arlington will have new and improved transportation routes when $7.5 million in construction starts this winter.

Pleasant Ridge Road between Kelly Elliott Road and Bowen Road is scheduled to become a four-lane divided boulevard. Park Springs Boulevard between Pleasant Ridge Road and Interstate 20 will become a four-lane divided boulevard. Pleasant Ridge Road and Parks Springs Boulevard are currently two-lane, county-type roads. Map is attached.

Project Engineer Keith Brooks said the $7.5 million project also includes bridge and drainage improvements, new landscaping, street lights and pavement markings. This transportation improvement project also includes an eight-foot wide hike and bike trail to be constructed on the south side of Pleasant Ridge Road between Park Springs Boulevard and Rush Creek. This project is schedule for completion in May 2008.

"One of our goals is to get in front of this project and let the public know what to expect," Brooks said. "Public meetings and information updates on our website will help keep people informed every step of the way."

An engineering services contract is being developed to update construction plans to current standards. The project is scheduled to go out for bid in September 2006. Construction is scheduled to start in November 2006.

According to the Public Works Department, the proposed realignment of Pleasant Ridge Road at Kelly Elliott Road will be located south of Tate Cemetery. The cemetery will not be disturbed. It will have driveway access from Pleasant Ridge Road upon completion of the project.

The funds for this project are made possible from street bond funds authorized by Arlington voters in 1999.

Pleasant Ridge Map