DeSoto lists multi‑million street projects; Daniel Dell and Westmoreland set for construction starts in 2026
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Summary
Development Services Director Ahmed Elkes presented the board with design status, cost estimates and target construction dates for 17 capital street projects, including Daniel Dell ($21.1M) and Westmoreland ($20M).
Ahmed Elkes, DeSoto’s development services director, gave the board a capital improvement update that covered 17 projects, including large road reconstructions, intersection improvements, alley repairs and conceptual streetscape work.
Elkes said the Daniel Dell reconstruction will be a four‑lane divided concrete roadway with storm drainage, sidewalks, lighting, landscaping and a new traffic signal at Daniel Dell and Bolton Boone; he estimated the project cost at about $21,100,000 and reported design is about 90% complete with construction expected to start in summer 2026.
He reported Westmoreland reconstruction — another four‑lane divided concrete project with new signals at Westmoreland and Eagle Drive and at Westmoreland and Parkerville — is 100% designed with an estimated $20,000,000 cost and a construction start targeted for January 2026 (bids expected in August). Elkes said Pleasant Run/Broadway whitening is fully designed at an estimated $22,000,000; Hampton Road “character code” streetscape work was described as a multiyear project with $48,000,000 in estimated costs and currently at roughly 50% conceptual design.
Elkes also reviewed a program of alley improvements (eight alleys, approximately $1,000,000 total) that began in May 2025 and reported progress percentages and estimated completion times for those segments.
Board members were given a project map and a note that some projects will move forward only as fund availability allows. No formal votes were taken on capital projects at the meeting.
Ending: Staff said construction schedules and funding updates will return to the board as projects proceed and as bids and funding become available.
