H-E-B Happenings
Construction of the Midtown Express project will begin earlier than expected
Euless officials said that beginning March 4, the Texas 183 entrance and exit ramps at Ector Drive will be permanently closed.
The city and Southgate Constructors, the company that is overseeing the project will hold an informational meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Euless City Council chambers, 201 N. Ector Drive.
Other work scheduled includes replacing the Main Street Bridge.
Midtown Express, an extension of the North Tarrant Express, will reconstruct Texas 183 from Industrial Boulevard in Euless to Interstate 35E in Dallas. One toll lane will be added in each direction.
“We were looking for areas to accelerate the schedule,” said Selma Stockstill, public information manager for Southgate Constructors.
The Midtown Express is an $850 million project that stretches 28 miles through five cities and two counties.
Construction was supposed to begin on the Main Street Bridge in 2017 and take a year and a half to complete, but work has been moved up to this June.
The construction will also affect the pedestrian bridge for students at Euless Junior High. Stockstill said the bridge is “tentatively” closing at the end of the school year.
Bedford conducts residential outreach meeting on Feb. 25
Bedford residents are encouraged to RSVP to a special meeting on Feb. 25.
Mayor Jim Griffin, library director Maria Redburn and, Bill Syblon, director of economic development, will give presentations and answer questions at the residential outreach meeting at 7 p.m. at the Old Bedford School, 2400 School Lane.
The meeting will feature updates on a variety of projects and there will be a Q&A session that follows. The event is free and open to the public.
This meeting is sponsored by the Bedford Community Affairs Commission.
Please RSVP by Monday at www.feb2016residentialoutreach.eventbrite.com
More trout on their way to Hurst pond on Saturday
Here’s hoping the nice weather will hang on for a few more days because rainbow trout will again be stocked at Hurst’s Chisholm Park pond on Saturday.
As part of the state’s Neighborhood Fishing program, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will be stocking the pond with trout and they’ll be ready to catch as soon as they hit the water.
Here are the rules:
▪ Those fishing must have a state fishing license.
▪ Those under 17 can fish without a license.
▪ No more than two fishing poles per person.
▪ Limit is five trout per person per day, no minimum length.
This story was originally published February 17, 2016 at 10:13 AM with the headline "H-E-B Happenings."