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Capital Improvement Program - FM 1938 Phase II Public Meeting Questions

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1. "Why is there a sidewalk coming up Johnson Rd. and no other side roads?"

"If so, do sidewalk on Johnson it will take all trees on my property?"

a) We are placing sidewalks wherever possible and reasonable. There are proposed developments West on Johnson Rd that will warrant sidewalks and therefore are being installed with the roadway.

b) In general, trees inside the public right of way will be removed.

2. "Bike lanes? If not, will sidewalks be wide enough to accommodate bike and foot traffic?"

There will NOT be a dedicated bike lane.

There will be a 5' sidewalk on the West side and a 8' sidewalk on the East side of the roadway.

3. "Need an approach to/from my property, approx. ½ length of the lot (middle). Please notify me upon completion of eng. drawings"

Since there is not an existing driveway, all new driveways will be required to go through the TxDOT permitting process.

4. "My question is why not make 1709 & 1938 an overpass/underpass. In 5/10 years from now, this area will be impacted & more space will be needed."

This is not practical because of cost and right of way (ROW) considerations. Also, an overpass/underpass would cut off access to the existing businesses at the intersection.

5. "Johnson Rd. & Florence Rd. needs a stop light to enhance the flow of traffic."

There is no planned traffic signal for this intersection at this time as both of these side streets will have a right turn lane onto FM 1938 and a dedicated left turn lane from FM 1938. However, traffic signal warrant studies will be conducted to determine when/if signal development is appropriate in the future.

6. "Will there be a traffic light at 1938 & Johnson Road?"

At this time there is not a traffic light planned at this intersection. Johnson Road will have a right turn lane onto FM 1938 and a dedicated left turn lane from FM 1938. Future evaluations will determine when/if signal development is appropriate.

7. "Will the retaining wall come all the way to Johnson Road?"

There is no retaining wall planned near Johnson Road.

8. "Why do we need a 10-foot wide median? We need a turn lane at Top Rail as not to back up traffic u-turning to come back to Johnson Rd."

An option has been proposed for Top Rail to have a median opening. Although not finalized, we anticipate moving forward with this alternative.

9. "What are the projected decibels on 1938 once construction is completed and what is the maximum allowed by the City and/or State?"

A sound study has been performed and is part of the environmental documentation. This document is available through TxDOT for review.

10. "Post exhibits on website."

Exhibits will be posted on the website.

11. " ... We are concerned about needing a safety barrier from the road because our house will be lower than the road ..."

The roadway will curbed and there will be a concrete rail on top of the retaining wall to prevent errant vehicles from leaving the roadway.

12. "There was no mention of placing a new fence along the Myers Meadow subdivision...Earlier presentations indicated a new fence... Is that new fence still part of the plan?"

A screening wall is proposed along the Myers Meadow development approximately 10' West of the existing fence. The top of the wall will be 8' above the roadway.

13. "Assuming the answer to the Myers Meadow fence is yes, will the project remove & haul away the existing fence? Or will the HOA, who owns the fence, have the expense to do that?"

The HOA will be responsible for removing and hauling the existing fence if they so choose.

14. "How will the runoff water from the Myers Meadows retention pond be channeled?"

The existing conditions will remain.

15. "When should [FM 1938] phase 2 start? Is there a timeline?"

Utility relocation has begun. Construction of the road will begin in September 2014 and will take approximately 26 months.

16. "Is our street name still going to change to FM 1938 [from Randol Mill]? When will the name change occur?"

The street name will not be Randol Mill Blvd. We are investigating to determine what the mailing address for the streets will be. This is a legislative action by the Southlake and Keller City Councils.

17. "Will the land required for Phase 2 be taken off the west side of the road down to Kingswood? ... is that still the case? We...didn't know if we were going to lose property."

ROW for Phase 2 has already been acquired. However, Right of Entry / Temporary Work Areas may be required during construction to tie into existing acquisitions.

18. "...it almost looks like the street will have to curve back to the west at some point in order to accommodate the 2 additional lanes. Will the curve happen at Kingswood.?"

The roadway will curve back to the West, North of Beam/Fawkes. See website for drawings.

19. "We also have a fence around the front of our property and the dogs also have access to our front yard... So we were wondering if the fence would have to move back while they’re working?"

Your fence will not need to be relocated during construction.

20. "Because the road will be divided, will we still be able to turn left out of and into our driveway going south? Coming home via 114, we have to wait in a long southbound line on Randol Mill..."

There will be a median opening at Hillside Drive that will be able to accommodate your turning off of Southbound FM 1938. To get onto southbound FM 1938 you will need to make a U-turn at Florence.

21. "The light on Southlake Boulevard and the amount of traffic backs it up from 1709 down to Kingswood .... Will there be any additional traffic lights on this on this section?

There will not be any additional traffic lights.

22. "The city...said there will be a trail on the east side of the road and a sidewalk on the west side...Who will be responsible for maintaining the trail and the grass between the road and fence?"

There will be a 5' concrete sidewalk on the West side and an 8' concrete sidewalk on the Eastside of roadway. The drainage culvert along FM 1938 will go away. The City will maintain the sidewalk and grass/landscape in the right of way.

23. " Are there plans/timeline/etc. on-line or somewhere that we can view to see how the project is going to look and what the projected timeline is?"

Plans, timeline and specific details are not available online but are available at the City of Southlake Public Works department for review.

24. "Will the speed limit still be 30 mph or will that increase?"

The design speed along FM 1938 is 40 mph. Upon completion however, TxDOT will perform a speed study to determine a recommended speed for the FM 1938 corridor. Any implementation of a TxDOT study will need to be adopted by the respective city councils of the City of Southlake and the City of Keller.

25. "Are there plans for a noise barrier?"

No

26. "The ROW is right up against the East side of a...garage -  will there be any fencing, stone walls or berms built to help protect speeding traffic from colliding into the garage or home?"

There will be a retaining wall next to your property along the limits of your garage.

27. "Is there going to be a side walk built on the East side of my detached garage between the garage and the new road way?"

Yes there will be a sidewalk.

28. "We have a fence that is currently in their ROW;  will they be required to rebuild that fence?..."

If the fence is located within the public right of way, the fence will be removed and replaced at the expense of the property owner. The contractor will coordinate any impacts to your fence with you prior to removal.

29. "Will they be removing the beautiful pine trees from the property that are currently on the ROW?"

Yes, the pine trees will be removed.

30. "Currently there is a street lamp at Brookforest and FM 1938. How will that lamp be affected?"

There are proposed street lights on either side of Brookforest. The existing light pole will be relocated near its existing location.

31. "Has a formal traffic study been done on the traffic flow on Kingswood vs. Brookforest Dr.? If not the proposed turn lanes will prevent the greater amount of traffic from entering Brookforest"

An option has been proposed for Brookforest to not have a median in front of the street obstruction left turns. Although not finalized, we anticipate moving forward with this alternative.