TRAFFIC

$1 billion DFW Connector project will ease Grapevine highway mess, but the work will be painful
Construction crews began work Wednesday on an enormously complex $1 billion highway project in Grapevine that will eventually smooth the daily commutes for hundreds of thousands of North Texas drivers weary of the constant sight of taillights.

Dallas awarded $43M in federal grants for roads, streetcars
The money will build a starter downtown streetcar loop and will greatly reduce NTTA's cost to build the State Highway 161 toll road in western Dallas County.
Link: Learn more about TIGER grants
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Dallas panel urges changing East Ledbetter Drive's name to Trinity Forest Boulevard
The last time the city of Dallas sought to rename a street to spruce up the image of the Trinity River, it quickly turned into a drawn-out fight with ugly racial overtones.

Work set to begin today on DFW Connector north of D/FW airport
Work starts today on the DFW Connector, a $1.02 billion project that will improve mobility along state highways 114 and 121 north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Super Bowl host committee going to school on NBA All-Star Weekend
The North Texas Super Bowl host committee returned last week from Sunday's football game with a brand-new focus: basketball.