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Dalhart council hears TxDOT plan for Seventh and Denver reconstruction, warns of parade-route impacts
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City staff summarized a Texas Department of Transportation plan to reconstruct the Seventh and Denver intersection after July, saying work will reduce lanes, require detours and will be surface‑painted so the parade route is not obstructed; officials said staging and exact start dates remain uncertain.
City staff told the Dalhart City Council on June 9 that the Texas Department of Transportation plans to begin reconstruction work at the intersection of Seventh Street and Denver after July, a project staff said will narrow travel lanes, cause traffic disruption and require temporary truck detours.
Council staff said the plan calls for starting the intersection work after July 7 and includes scheduling and incentives intended to speed completion. Staff also reported a separate remark from another speaker indicating work might not begin until “after the 19th,” and said TxDOT had not finalized staging locations.
The city said crews will avoid installing raised medians on the parade route: “So all of those are gonna be surface painted like we do ours. So they'll be surface painted arrows, not raised medium,” staff said. City staff also said they requested a dedicated left‑turn signal for trucks turning from U.S. 87 (52) onto Seventh Street to avoid long vehicle queues.
Staff told the council the project will not leave four through lanes; the design provides three lanes with slightly wider shoulders. They said farm equipment access was raised as a local concern and that TxDOT told them four lanes could not be retained.
Council staff said they had taken the plan to the commissioners court and were scheduling follow‑up meetings; a city speaker said a meeting was expected Monday with XIT directors. Staff named Milligan as the contractor that would perform some milling and surface work.
No formal council action was recorded on the TxDOT plan during the meeting. Council members and staff asked for continued coordination to limit impacts on events and to confirm staging and exact start dates.
Looking ahead, staff urged residents to expect temporary closures and detours while work is underway and said the city will press TxDOT for timing that minimizes impact on parades and other events.
