The Dallas City Council has approved roughly $2.2 million in taxpayer dollars from the 2024 bond program for six new traffic signals, with city records estimating construction will begin in November and finish in 2028.<\/p>\n
The city announced<\/a> the approval Wednesday as part of its Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths and reduce serious injury crashes. Two construction contracts on the council\u2019s October 14 agenda total $2,231,351.28.<\/p>\n Six intersections, two contracts<\/p>\n The council agenda<\/a> lists EAR Telecommunications, LLC, doing business as EARTC, as the contractor for four signals under a contract capped at $1,522,225.10. That group covers Masters Drive at Checota Drive, Pear Ridge Drive at Haverwood, Jefferson Boulevard at Van Buren Avenue, and Buckner Boulevard at Gross Road.<\/p>\n City records estimate construction for those four signals will begin in November 2026 and conclude in August 2028. EARTC submitted the lowest responsible bid among seven bidders.<\/p>\n The second agenda item<\/a> identifies Texas Standard Construction, Ltd. as the contractor for signals at Illinois Avenue at Western Park and Wheatland Road at Greenspan Avenue. That contract has a $709,126.18 cap, with construction estimated to run from November 2026 through April 2028. The company submitted the lowest responsible bid among nine bidders.<\/p>\n Both contracts draw funding from the 2024 bond program\u2019s Street and Transportation (A) Fund.<\/p>\n Vision Zero progress<\/p>\n