Construction updates in Tarrant County
Portion of Dirks Road to close beginning Saturday
Dirks Road between Harris Parkway and Granbury Road in south Fort Worth will be closed to traffic from May 4 through Aug. 18 as crews construct the Dirks Road bridges over the CTP main lanes.
Eastbound motorists will turn left on Bryant Irvin Road, right on Oakmont Boulevard, right on Hulen Street, right on Granbury Road and then left on Altamesa Boulevard to continue east. Westbound motorists will turn right on Granbury Road, left on Hulen Street, left on Oakmont Boulevard, left on Bryant Irvin Road and then right on Dirks Road to continue west. Crews have placed message boards along the detour route to inform motorists about the closure.
Eastbound Interstate 30 exit to Forest Park Boulevard closing May 6
The eastbound I-30 exit to Forest Park Boulevard will be closed permanently May 6 as part of the reconfiguration of I-30 and the construction of the CTP. Motorists will be directed to take the Rosedale Street exit to Forest Park Boulevard. As part of the CTP project, plans call for the construction of an eastbound I-30 exit ramp to northbound Forest Park Boulevard only, which is expected to open in 2014.
Reminder: Portion of Forest Park Boulevard closed at night
All lanes of north- and southbound Forest Park Boulevard between I-30 and the eastbound CTP frontage road will be closed nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. April 29 through the morning of May 12. Below is a list of possible detours:
*Westbound I-30 to southbound Forest Park Boulevard: Take the University Drive exit south, travel east on Rosedale Street to Forest Park Boulevard.
*Eastbound I-30 to northbound Forest Park Boulevard: Take Rosedale Street, turn north on Summit Avenue to the westbound I-30 frontage road, then take I-30 westbound and exit at Forest Park Boulevard.
*Northbound Forest Park Boulevard to continue north: Take the I-30 eastbound frontage road and turn north onto Summit Avenue to the I-30 westbound frontage road, then take I-30 westbound and exit Forest Park Boulevard.
*Northbound Forest Park Boulevard to westbound I-30: Take the eastbound I-30 frontage road and turn north onto Summit Avenue to the I-30 westbound frontage road.
*Southbound Forest Park Boulevard to continue south: Take Parkview Drive to westbound I-30, exit south on University Drive then east on Rosedale Street to Forest Park Boulevard.
*Southbound Forest Park Boulevard to eastbound I-30: Take Parkview Drive to westbound I-30, exit south on University Drive east on Rosedale Street, the north on 8th Avenue to entrance ramp.
Nightly closures on Vickery Boulevard
East- and westbound Vickery Boulevard between Smiley Street and Rogers Road is closed nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through the morning of May 1 to allow crews to prepare for the installation of bridge beams.
Motorists traveling eastbound will be directed to take Smiley Street north to the eastbound I-30 frontage road to University Drive. Motorists on Rogers Road can travel south to University Drive. Motorists traveling westbound will be directed to take University Drive to the westbound I-30 frontage road, then to Montgomery Street and on to Lovell Avenue.
Section of Rosedale Street to close Thursday night
Westbound Rosedale Street between University Drive and Smiley Street will be closed from 8 p.m. May 2 to 6 a.m. May 3. Motorists will exit right on University Drive and left on Vickery Boulevard.