Wichita Street work begins; Enon reconstruction delayed about six months, Fort Worth to provide temporary traffic signal and flaggers for school start

Everman officials told the city council on July 22 that preliminary work is underway on a county-led Wichita Street project and that reconstruction work on Enon Avenue (the Forest Hill Drive corridor project) has been delayed by roughly six months. Staff reported that the county completed utility line locates and that crews may mobilize the week following the meeting; the Wichita Street segment is expected to be a short project with about a week of on-site work once trucks arrive. On the larger Enon reconstruction, staff said the contractor and Fort Worth have experienced multiple delays; Fort Worth agreed to provide a temporary construction-style traffic signal at the intersection of Race and Everman Parkway for the duration of construction and to provide flaggers and school officers to help traffic flow for the start of the school year. Staff said one side of the Enon project (the East side near Forest Hill Drive) had about 30 days of work remaining on that portion but that overall delays could extend the project by about six months. Council members and staff discussed increased traffic on alternate routes (Shelby) and potential deterioration of those streets as traffic is detoured; staff said they would seek assistance from the county commissioner's office and continue coordination with Fort Worth and the contractor. No formal action or vote was required; staff said they would send a briefing on the Enon schedule and traffic plans to council and the public.