Taylor Camps, a Hurst resident at 429 West Pleasant View Drive, told the Hurst City Council that the closure of the northbound access from Norwood to State Highway 183 has sharply increased traffic on neighborhood streets and raised safety concerns for students walking to Shady Oaks Elementary and to Bell. Camps thanked the city for recent steps — restriping crosswalks, increased police presence and a temporary radar speed-trailer — and requested additional, physical measures to slow drivers and reduce cut-through traffic.

Camps said the city’s quick restriping at Pleasant View and Cavender and added patrols had been “very… appreciated,” and described near-miss traffic incidents residents report since construction began. “We then feel a loss of control or fear of how do we continue to maintain a safe street for our children,” Camps said, reading from prepared remarks.

City leaders responded that several short-term and study measures are already underway. The city manager said staff can issue a temporary speed-limit ordinance for 90 days (which can be extended) and deploy either a 20- or 25-mph speed trailer or an orange temporary speed-limit sign as an enforcement aid while the frontage road remains closed. The manager emphasized the measure would be temporary and that staff will review speeds and volumes again after the frontage road reopens.

Public Works Director Robert told the council his department can place more-visible “no through truck” signage and recommended against a blanket “no through traffic” restriction because it would divert traffic to neighboring streets. He said engineering will evaluate other traffic-calming treatments — including “buttons,” rumble strips and temporary stop signs — and will recommend locations that meet MUTCD and local warrant standards.

Other residents at the podium added detail: Joe Smith said the trailer needs to be placed at the east end of Pleasant View where east-to-west traffic bypasses the current trailer; Josh Holt, who lives at Norwood and Pleasant View, told the council the Norwood signal and resulting backups contributed to the problem and said he understood the stoplight is controlled by the North Texas Tollway/expressway authority, not the city.

Council and staff said the highway contractor estimates the total project (access road and pedestrian bridge) could take up to 18 months, but the frontage-road closure is expected to be shorter — about nine months — with a likely reopening in late May or June. City staff reported traffic volumes on Pleasant View have risen about fourfold (to roughly 12,000–13,000 vehicles per week), while measured speeds in heavy traffic have fallen by about seven miles per hour compared with before the closure.

The council did not take a formal vote on new permanent infrastructure at the meeting, but staff outlined next steps: (1) implement a temporary reduced speed posting and radar trailer (20–25 mph) for enforcement while the frontage road is closed; (2) install more-visible “no through truck” signage and consider temporary tri-fold signs at both ends of Pleasant View at Norwood; (3) direct Public Works to study stop-sign warrants at Cavender and Pleasant View and the suitability of rumble strips/buttons or speed tables as alternatives to speed bumps; and (4) reassess speeds and volumes after the frontage road reopens.

Residents and council members emphasized the timeline and limits of the city’s authority: several measures (traffic signal timing, some detour routing) depend on outside agencies, and the city said it will pursue actions within its authority and report back after further engineering study and after the frontage-road reopening.