Trinity Parkway
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The Trinity Parkway is a controversial proposed six-lane toll road in Dallas
, Texas
(USA
) to run from the State Highway 183
/Interstate 35E
juncture to U.S. Highway 175/Interstate 45. The Dallas City Council voted 14-1 to support a parkway inside the eastern levee of the Trinity River
. Dallas City Council has recommended that a "context-sensitive design" be used for the parkway.
The project includes 10 miles (16 km) of roadway, one main lane toll plaza, 14 ramp toll plazas and multiple interchanges that is planned to be constructed in part and operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority
(NTTA). The construction of a new roadway in this area is one of several projects identified in a 1997 major investment study to relieve serious congestion near downtown Dallas. The NTTA has been working with the City of Dallas, the United States Army Corps of Engineers
and the Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT) on this project.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) to run from the State Highway 183
State Highway 183 (Texas)
State Highway 183 or SH 183 is a state highway in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in Texas. Its most heavily used section is designated Airport Freeway where it serves the southern entrance of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport....
/Interstate 35E
Interstate 35E (Texas)
Interstate 35E , an Interstate Highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas. I-35 splits into two branch routes, I-35W and I-35E at Hillsboro. I-35E runs north for , maintaining I-35's sequence of exit numbers. It runs through Dallas before...
juncture to U.S. Highway 175/Interstate 45. The Dallas City Council voted 14-1 to support a parkway inside the eastern levee of the Trinity River
Trinity River (Texas)
The Trinity River is a long river that flows entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. It rises in extreme north Texas, a few miles south of the Red River. The headwaters are separated by the high bluffs on the south side of the Red River....
. Dallas City Council has recommended that a "context-sensitive design" be used for the parkway.
The project includes 10 miles (16 km) of roadway, one main lane toll plaza, 14 ramp toll plazas and multiple interchanges that is planned to be constructed in part and operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority
North Texas Tollway Authority
The North Texas Tollway Authority maintains and operates toll roads, bridges and tunnels in the North Texas area. Functioning as a political subdivision of the State of Texas under Chapter 366 of the Transportation Code, the NTTA is empowered to acquire, construct, maintain, repair and operate...
(NTTA). The construction of a new roadway in this area is one of several projects identified in a 1997 major investment study to relieve serious congestion near downtown Dallas. The NTTA has been working with the City of Dallas, the United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
and the Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Texas. Its stated mission is to "work cooperatively to provide safe, effective and efficient movement of people and goods" throughout the state...
(TxDOT) on this project.