Key link on track in US

Work on the DFW Connector project in Texas is now 50% complete. When it is finished, the DFW Connector project will reduce congestion for drivers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The DFW Connector is the largest investment of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, US$260 million, in a highway project.
April 25, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Work on the DFW Connector project in Texas is now 50% complete. When it is finished, the DFW Connector project will reduce congestion for drivers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The DFW Connector is the largest investment of 1088 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, US$260 million, in a highway project. The total project cost of the project is $1.02 billion and it runs 13.4km along the SH 114/121 corridor through the communities of Grapevine and Southlake, part of the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area. Improvements include 12-14 new main lanes and four toll-managed lanes, which will double existing highway capacity. Traffic volume along SH 114 is expected to grow from 189,000 vehicles/day and present and is expected to reach 359,000 vehicles/day by 2030. The construction of the Connector will provide the capacity needed to handle this projected growth.
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