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TxDOT value‑engineering seminar presents options that could shift Haslet Parkway alignment and save millions
Summary
City staff told the Haslet City Council that TxDOT27s recent value-engineering seminar produced several alternatives for the Haslet Parkway project that could shift the alignment and reduce costs by tens of millions of dollars.
City staff told the Haslet City Council on Oct. 20 that a TxDOT value-engineering seminar held earlier this month produced multiple alternatives for the Haslet Parkway/bridge project, including a proposal to shift the intermodal connection north by roughly 60 feet and several bridge alignments that could reduce right-of-way needs, lessen visual and noise impacts on adjacent properties and yield tens of millions of dollars in potential savings.
At a multi-day workshop, TxDOT engineers, pavement, right-of-way and utility specialists analyzed about six bridge alternatives and other design options, staff said. One option identified by…
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