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West Haven residents press Coppell council for right‑turn mitigation at 121/Wingate after past crashes
Summary
Several West Haven residents told the Coppell City Council they face a hazardous merge and turning movements at the intersection of State Highway 121 and Wingate/East Lake Drive and asked the city and TxDOT for a right‑turn lane or other measures to reduce collisions.
Several West Haven residents told the Coppell City Council on June 10 that motorists and pedestrians face a safety hazard where State Highway 121 meets Wingate Road and East Lake Drive and asked the city and Texas Department of Transportation to study or add a right‑turn lane and other mitigations.
The comments came during the council’s citizen appearance period, where Deepak Jayavant, president of the West Haven Homeowners Association, said the neighborhood has experienced multiple crashes including a “major accident back in 2021 involving 2 residents and multiple children.” He asked the city and TxDOT to “consider options to mitigate this risk,” saying traffic exiting from the Denton Tap/121 interchange must cross lanes and that adding a right‑turn lane at East Lake Drive could shift risk to Wingate Road.
The nut of the residents’ request is that the proposed East Lake right‑turn lane — a separate…
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