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Engineering recommends median shift and u‑turn configuration to ease congestion at Old Denton/Frankfurt interchange
Summary
City engineering staff recommended a small median realignment and construction phasing (temporary median lanes) on the Frankfurt Road project to add stacking capacity and speed construction, the council was briefed on study findings and construction traffic management.
City engineering staff told council that a traffic study for the West Side segment of the Frankfurt Road project recommends a modest median shift at the Old Denton/Frankfurt interchange to provide a u‑turn and additional stacking for left‑turning traffic.
Jonathan Wheat, director of engineering, said the overall project covers about 13 lane miles under design and that the study focused on localized bottlenecks. "Based on the traffic counts, it supports us making the shift,"…
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