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HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER
APRIL 2, 2002
BASS PRO DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION
City Staff will brief City Council on cost estimates for the extension of Bass Pro Drive
eastward from SH 121 to the Coppell City Limits for a distance of approximately 1,800
linear feet.
The City of Coppell has the roadway segment from the Grapevine City Limits to the
Freeport Parkway intersection under design by Trans Systems, Inc. Staff has
approached the consultant for an estimate to design and construct the segment in
Grapevine.
The estimated cost of widening this roadway (in Grapevine) is $ 1.3 million including
engineering design and construction phase services fees of $ 180,000. For such a short
length, it would be more cost effective for us to include our improvements with Coppell's
plan under one construction contract.
Two property owners front the roadway between SH 121 and the City limits on the north
side and DFW fronts the roadway on the south side. We expect that the property
owners will dedicate any needed right-of-way for the project.
Staff proposes to enter into owner agreements with the two owners on the north side of
the roadway. Under these agreements, the City will fund the improvements and the
owners will authorize voluntary liens on their property as a means of reimbursing the City
at the time they sell or develop any portion of the two properties.
Bethel Road in Coppell and Bass Pro Drive in Grapevine carry a significant amount of
traffic in the morning and evening peak hours serving as a connection with SH 121 and
IH 635 as well as a reliever route during high levels of congestion on the major freeway
system. It serves as a continuation of the Northwest Highway / SH 26 / Bass Pro Drive
corridor across the northern part of Grapevine and continues east into Coppell to Denton
Tap Road and Belt Line Road.
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Without the City of Grapevine's improvements to its segment, the construction of Bethel
OF Road planned by the City of Coppell will leave an 1,800 foot long bottleneck in east
Grapevine for motorists using this corridor, many of whom are Grapevine residents.
This improved roadway will provide an additional improved route to Grapevine Mills Mall
and Bass Pro Shops as well as provide a much needed reliever route during the
construction of the funnel improvements in this area.
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