After over a decade of debate, a major thoroughfare is set to be rebuilt after a vote by City Council.
I-345 carries some 180,000 vehicles a day, a number that could increase to 206,000 by 2045, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.The city of Dallas is moving forward with a Texas Department of Transportation plan to remodel. The expressway bridge dividing downtown and Deep Ellum will be torn down and rebuilt as a below-grade, six-lane trench with overpasses and a new deck park.
Several people turned out to Wednesday’s City Council meeting to speak against TxDOT’s recommendation, which is expected to cost some $1 billion. “If we prioritize connecting north and south, I understand and think that that's a worthy cause, but hope that we view other ways of making our city better other than doubling down on mistakes of the past,” Lamont said.
Before the final vote, City Council member Omar Narvaez added an amendment to give Dallas more oversight of the plan. Under the amendment, TxDOT would need to update the city every six months on the remodel; align it with Dallas’ economic development policy, racial equity plan and other policies; and study ways to reroute trucks away from the expressway.
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