Construction is scheduled to start in early August on $720,000 in improvements to the Trinity Railway Express crossing at Riverside Drive.
Improvements include new medians, paving, sidewalks, curb ramps, signage, railroad pedestrian crossings and striping.
Work is projected to start Aug. 10 and be finished by December or early January, depending on weather, the city said.
The project was approved by voters in the city’s 2018 bond program and federal money.
The project also includes pedestrian “swing” gates that are designed to provide escape routes near the train tracks.
City staff gave an update to residents in the area on Aug. 5 during a preconstruction meeting.
Riverside Drive at TRE Crossing
Preconstruction Meeting
Documenter: Tiffany Toru Johnson
Date: Aug. 5, 2026
Learn more about this project by clicking here. Questions concerning the project can be submitted to project manager Paul Clutts at paul.clutts@fortworthtexas.gov.
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