$3.6M construction project to begin on North Walnut Street in Roanoke mid-April

Roanoke City Council approved more than $3 million for road improvements on North Walnut Street at the Feb. 24 council meeting.

The details

Roanoke City Council awarded a bid to McMahon Contracting, a construction company, for the reconstruction of North Walnut Street from Byron Nelson Boulevard to North Oak Street at an amount not to exceed $3.6 million, according to city documents.

The project will include new concrete street, curb and gutter drainage improvements, installing sidewalk and street lighting and storm drain improvements along a section of Lois Street, per city documents.

Work will begin mid-April, said Sandra Pettigrew, Roanoke’s public engagement manager.

City officials are anticipating receiving a 50% reimbursement from Denton County on the total cost of the project.

Also on the agenda

Landscaping will be added to US 377 from Denton Street to north of SH 114 after Roanoke City Council approved an advanced funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the project.

The improvements consist of installing landscaping and irrigation, including the planting of trees, shrubs, and ground cover, per city documents.

The project will cost $582,198, with funding coming from the federal and state government, according to city documents. The city of Roanoke will cover any project overruns.

This is the second phase of the project, with the first phase occurring on US 377 between Denton Street and Parish Lane.

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