Closures and detours alongside Loop 820 are expected in the next year as construction for the Southeast Connector project ramps up.
Members of South-Point Constructors and the Texas Department of Transportation confirmed plans to close the Craig Street bridge, the eastbound exit ramp from Lancaster Avenue to the northbound frontage road and the demolition of the pedestrian bridge.
Jay Proskovec, the public information coordinator for South-Point Constructors, also highlighted renderings of finished construction of bridges and exits on the section of Loop 820 between U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate 30. The presentation focused on the construction plans for the next two years.
Proskovec highlighted the main aspects of the project:
- Lowering the majority of Loop 820
- Adding two lanes on each direction of the highway
- Adding a lane in each direction of the frontage roads
- Removing all left-side exits
- Demolishing and reconstructing Meadowbrook Drive, Lancaster Avenue and Craig Street bridges
- Reconstructing all entrances and exits onto Loop 820
“This will be the real big push that we’ll see from late 2024 all the way through 2025, and probably even a little bit longer,” Proskovec said. “Until we meet again, I think this will be the bulk of what we cover.”
Proskovec expects parts of the Southeast Connector will be completed by 2027. The entirety of the project is scheduled for completion in 2028.
The main work areas for 2024 will be the section of Loop 820 from the pedestrian bridge north of Craig Street to the northbound exits of Lancaster Avenue.
Lancaster Avenue will not fully close and instead change two-way traffic to one side of the road as each side of the bridge is constructed.
Mayor Pro Tem Gyna Bivens encouraged attendees to bring the information they learned back to their communities and to contact South-Point Constructors if there are comments or concerns.
“It’s very important that your leaders know what’s going on around them, and the more engaged we see the construction workers become with their project, it begs for information,” Bivens said.
Ismael M. Belkoura is a reporting fellow for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at ismael.belkoura@fortworthreport.org. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.
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