Kimley-Horn Associates Selected to Evaluate Options for Pedestrian Crossing over Dallas North Tollway at Belt Line

Addison's City-Wide Trails Master Plan, adopted by Council on May 25, 2021, identifies the Dallas North Tollway (DNT) as presenting the greatest obstacle to providing safe and convenient active transportation access between west and east Addison. Addison west of the DNT is experiencing tremendous growth with Addison Airport, the DART Silver Line and Cotton Belt Trail, the Quorum Art Walk, and the Addison Circle Park transit-oriented development. Likewise, Addison east of the DNT is seeing substantial redevelopment in Village on the Parkway and Prestonwood Place.

At its January 9 meeting, the City Council approved an agreement with Kimley-Horn Associates to perform a feasibility study to review options for providing a pedestrian crossing along Belt Line Road over DNT. The main purpose of the project is to provide safety and comfort for pedestrians crossing the DNT while reducing barriers and providing access to major destinations in west and east Addison. A secondary goal of the project is to create a landmark that identifies Addison and is visible from the main lanes of the DNT. The North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Texas Department of Transportation fully support and provide funding opportunities for active transportation projects using similar criteria stated above. This study would provide information necessary for a grant application.

You can watch Council's DNT crossing discussion here and read the presentation here.