HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10136 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10136
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council May 8, 2018
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*a SUBJECT: ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT STOPS ON EAST ROSEDALE STREET
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FROM MILLER TO IH 820 DURING CONSTRUCTION
The purpose of this informal report is to provide information on Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) accessibility at transit bus stops along East Rosedale Street from Miller to IH 820 during
current roadway construction.
East Rosedale Street from Miller to IH 820 is a current active construction project that is being
managed by the Texas Department of Transportation (TX DOT) and will provide an improved
four-lane divided roadway. This section of Rosedale is the last segment of improvements to
Rosedale from Forest Park to IH 820.
During construction, inquiries have been received regarding the adequacy of transit bus stop
locations and their compliance with ADA requirements. City staff has been working with TxDOT,
the contractor for the project and Trinity Metro to provide acceptable bus loading areas within the
active construction work area. The parties have agreed to install improved bus stop waiting pads
and approach walking areas that are compliant with ADA requirements. In addition, a few bus
stops will be temporarily relocated during specific phases of construction. These bus stop
improvements will remain during the duration of the construction project with initial deployment
occurring in the next 2-3 weeks. These same bus stop requirements were previously used during
construction of the section of Rosedale from Miller to US 287.
The rerouting of the existing transit route by Trinity Metro was an option that was previously
considered. But due to constraints in operations by large transit vehicles it was to determined to
be impractical on narrower local streets with parking on both sides of the street.
If you should have questions, please contact Douglas Wiersig, Transportation and Public Works
Director, at 817-392-7801.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS