Spring Break is coming up and the City of Fort Worth wants to help residents beat the traffic while visiting local hotspots.
According to the city press release, Spring Break is from March 16-20 for Fort Worth ISD, other area school districts, and Texas Christian University. That means heavy traffic for Fort Worth’s major attractions, which host more visitors than any other time of the year.
The city’s Transportation and Public Works Department works with the Fort Worth Police Department in preparation for the busy Spring Break activity around the Fort Worth Zoo and along University Drive.
During periods of high activity, FWPD manages zoo traffic and TPD crews assist with signage, barricades, and sandbags as needed.
Residents should note:
Barricades, cones, delineators, and signs will be set up at North Texas University Drive and Colonial Parkway by Tuesday, March 11 (and removed by March 24).The city’s Parking Division encourages the use of its mobile payment app known as FWPark.Visitors to downtown and other entertainment areas still have the option to park at meters and pay with coins, credit card and cash, along with paying through the app.
The city recommends using the north entrance of Trinity Park near the duck pond if you’re heading to Dream Park. Visitors from I-30 should exit Henderson Street and take West Seventh Street westbound, then turn south on Stayton Street to enter the park. Follow Trinity Park Drive to Trinity Park Court and park in the lot near Dream Park.
If you’re visiting the Fort Worth Botanic Garden to see Butterflies in the Garden or attend Spring Break Camp, the city asks you to consider taking Lancaster Avenue to University Drive instead of I-30 to University Drive.
Always check ahead for any detours or heavy traffic before heading out, even if you’re not headed to a Spring Break hotspot.