Utility work ahead of the Wycliffe Avenue reconstruction project has narrowed a stretch of Fitzhugh Avenue just west of the Katy Trail.
Highland Park Department of Public Safety Lt. Lance Koppa said the work zone on Fitzhugh runs from just west of the Katy Trail to Oak Lawn Avenue. Koppa said that portion of Fitzhugh Avenue narrows to one lane during working hours and opens to two during non-working hours.
Koppa said AT&T is expected to complete its utility work in mid-July and Oncor is set to begin utility work once AT&T concludes its work.
The utility work is being undertaken ahead of the Wycliffe Avenue reconstruction project, in which the existing dam (roadway) between St. Johns Drive and Lakeside Drive will be removed and rebuilt as a bridge.
The existing dam there was previously classified as “high hazard” by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
“By undertaking this project, the Town is actively working to reclassify the dam to “low-hazard”— a designation reserved for sites where no loss of life is expected in the event of failure. This initiative is a legal and technical necessity designed to mitigate the risk of extreme flooding in the area for both residents and first responders,” officials say on the town’s website.
That project is expected to be done in phases, officials have previously said.
Town officials previously said that 72% of the estimated $22 million cost of the Wycliffe Avenue reconstruction project is expected to come from external funding sources, including state and federal infrastructure grants, regional partners, and neighboring jurisdictions.
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