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North Richland Hills council gives concept-level support to TxDOT Highway 26 median, asks for design fixes
Summary
City staff and TxDOT presented a concept-level median retrofit for State Highway 26 that the council is willing to support in principle, but council members and residents pressed for further design work on U-turns, access to businesses and the nearby Davis Boulevard "vortex." Construction funding and a firm start date remain undecided; TxDOT's preliminary project schedule suggests construction is unlikely before 2027.
TxDOT and North Richland Hills staff asked the City Council Dec. 9 to express conceptual support for a mile-and-a-half median retrofit on State Highway 26 south of Loop 820, a safety improvement that would add medians and limited openings through sections of the corridor that cross North Richland Hills and Richland Hills.
Caroline Wagner, the staff presenter, said TxDOT is in the early design phase and "is seeking support for the project, for the concept," not final design approval. She described the proposal as a median retrofit with targeted openings at signalized intersections and "hooded" openings to limit conflict points for left turns.
Council members and residents pressed staff on specific safety trade-offs that remain unresolved.…
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