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May 9, 20239 min read

Street Improvement Projects, Crown Road

Updated: Oct 9


Update: Update on Crown Road Speed Humps. Install started and completed 27 September 2024.

Summary: Willow Park Civics will update and repost this Blog as the project develops./ Find details, maps, photos, and charts about Willow Park Street Improvement Plans at the Street Improvement Projects Index button below.


Latest Update: 02 October 2024; Friday 28 July 2023;Friday, 05 May, 2023

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Crown Road, Phase 1, Street Improvement Projects

• Updates, Project, Journal

• Index: Crown Road Neighbors Group for Street Repairs. Willow Park Civics Blog, 02 October 2024

The neighbors who live on Crown Road and adjacent Ranch House Road in Willow Park have spent most of 2024, speaking during Council Meetings, submitting petitions, and demanding attention from the City, all to restore the form and function of their properties damaged or changed by the City's Street Improvement Project.



Current Update:

• Index: Crown Road Neighbors Group for Street Repairs. Willow Park Civics Blog, 02 October 2024

 The neighbors who live on Crown Road and adjacent Ranch House Road in Willow Park have spent most of 2024, speaking during Council Meetings, submitting petitions, and demanding attention from the City, all to restore the form and function of their properties damaged or changed by the City's Street Improvement Project.


On 26 September, 2024, the City of Willow Park posted a Road Work Notice indicating the installation of the Crown Road Speed Humps will be started and completed on 27 September, 2024. The original plan was to install seven Crown Road Speed Humps in order to calm the traffic speed to the posted 30 mph. However, the City subsequently changed the number of Crown Road Speed Humps from seven to three, and then monitor and reevaluate as needed.


Project

• From Ranch House Road south to the city limits at Mikus Road

• Phase 1, concrete

• Started: 28 November 2022

• "Crown Road is the first of several streets throughout the city that will be addressed during this project" City of Willow Park, 21 November 2022

• Completed: Although no official notice was published, Crown Road is open, as of the 10 October 2023 Council Meeting.

• Completed, but not quite: During 2024, Willow Park neighbors of Crown Road, spoke during a half dozen Council Meeting, submitted several petitions, and had to demand attention from the City to restore the form and function of their properties damaged or changed by the City Street Improvement Project.


 

Street Improvement Project Journal, Crown Road

On 26 September, 2024, the City of Willow Park posted a Road Work Notice indicating the installation of the Crown Road Speed Humps will be started and completed on 27 September, 2024. The original plan was to install seven Crown Road Speed Humps in order to calm the traffic speed to the posted 30 mph. However, the City subsequently changed the number of Crown Road Speed Humps from seven to three, and then monitor and reevaluate as needed.


For the fourth Council Meeting in a row, Citizens addressed the Council with their requests for the City to keep its promises made during the 2022 Street Improvement Project: to put the function of their driveways, bar ditches, and city easements back the way they were before the City's "Street Improvements." As reply, the City has developed new driveway standards, but current Willow Park private driveways are anything but standard.


• 25 June 2024 Council Meeting, Agenda Item. 3. Discussion/Action: to consider the expansion of driveway approaches for the 2022 Street Projects. 


• Brake It or Break It. New Speed Humps for Willow Park., Willow Park civics Blog, posted 17 June 2024

The new cement streets in Willow Park are tempting drivers beyond that which they can bear -- and some bear down our 30 mph residential streets at 80 mph. Thanks to Willow Park Citizens, who keep bringing the problem to the City, the Willow Park Council has approved a new Speed Hump Policy and are starting installation of Speed Humps on Crown Road.


For the second City Council Meeting in a row, the Citizens along Crown Road and adjacent streets came before the City Council to insist the City keep its promise to leave Citizen property in the same condition or better than it was before the 2022 Street Improvement Project, which "improved" the the roads in front of their houses. And the 2022 Street Improvement Project will not be successful or complete until every resident has their property "put back the way it was" in form AND function.



"My mother taught me to leave things better than I found them, but we are not experiencing that from you guys." A good summary of the issues that are plaguing many of those who live along the latest Willow Park street construction project, especially those who live on Crown Road, Trinity Drive, Trinity Court, Sam Bass Drive, Sam Bass Court, and others tangential streets.


• 2. Discussion/Action: to consider installation of speed humps on Crown Road.

• 3. Discussion/Action: to consider maintenance on city right-of-ways on Crown and Ranch House Road.

• 4. Discussion/Action: to consider the expansion of driveway approaches for the 2022 Street Projects.

• 5. Discussion/Action: to approve a Speed Hump Installation Policy [in .pdf]. 


• 28 May 2024 Council Meeting, Agenda Item 2. Discussion/Action: to accept the presentations from Staff regarding the 2022 Street Projects.


• Crown Road construction - expect delays, City of Willow Park, 01 May 2024

UPDATE TO WORK ON CROWN ROAD: Crews are replacing some panels as part of the final stages of the project. This will cause some areas to be barricaded off. The city is installing warning signage near these areas, including stop signs. PLEASE OBSERVE ALL SIGNS AND WATCH FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN TRAVELING NEAR THE ROAD WORK. Thank you for your patience as we work to make Willow Park better for you!


• 23 April 2024 Council Meeting, Agenda 7 Quarterly Department Reports, e. [Street] Projects .pdf  Latest project update:

• Crown Road, Ranch House Road, King’s Gate Road, Trinity Drive, Trinity Court, Sam Bass Court, Crested Butte Court, Ridge Haven Court, Pleasant Court, and Old Ford Road

• Final walk-thru inspections were performed for each of the streets. Punch lists were created and formally given to the contractor.

• Sam Bass Road

• The reconstruction of Sam Bass Road from Ranch House Road to Squaw Creek Road is substantially complete. The 2-barrel, 4' x 8' box culvert has been installed. Driveways have been removed and replaced. Roadside ditches have been graded and all disturbed areas hydromulched.


• Update of Street Improvement Projects. 10 October 2023 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, 12 October 2023

Update: During the 10 October 2023 Council Meeting there were updates to three of the City's current street improvement projects, Kings Gate Bridge, Crown Road, and Sam Bass Road.

Crown Road reconstruction is complete and Crown Road is open.


• Although Crown Road construction, is behind schedule, the contractor has indicated they will adjust manpower to complete Phase One on time. "The most current project schedule for our 2023 Street Improvements project shows a completion date of December 8th, 2023," City Engineer Gretchen Vazquez Q&A with Willow Park Civic 28 July 2023


• Road Project update: July 21, 2023, City of Willow Park Website, 21 July 2023

Here is a look at the overall progress of the current road projects included in the 2022 Street Improvement Project:

Crown Road - The contractor continues to work on the drive approaches and concrete riprap along Crown Road (southbound lane). We are waiting on AT&T to move a couple of hand holes so that the contractor can finish up grading the roadside ditches. Once final grade has been established, the contractor will begin the hydromulch seeding process. Crown Road is approximately 75% complete.


• Crown Road traffic switch May 5, City of Willow Park, 04 May 2023, Tomorrow morning (May 5), traffic will switch from southbound only to NORTHBOUND ONLY on Crown Road between Ranch House Road and the southern city limits.The good news is this means the project is another step closer to being complete. The bad news is this means we're likely going to have confusion while residents in the area adjust to the change.Please, PLEASE, observe all signs and follow the directions to prevent any accidents involving yourself or anyone else. And communicate this change to your neighbors in the area!As always, we appreciate your patience as we work to improve our community. 


• Street Improvement Projects, Update 24 April 2023, Willow Park Civics Blog, 26 April 2023

With Crown Road behind schedule and Kings Gate Road started 06 March 2023, construction began this week on two (2) more Willow Park roads, on the eastbound side of Ranch House Road between Vista Dr/East Lake Dr and Crown Road and on Trinity Court. Find details, maps, photos, and charts about Willow Park Street Improvement Plans.


24 April 2023 Council Meeting Agenda Item 9 in .pdf; Crown Road, Phase 1 - (Northbound Lane) City Engineer Report 29.10 on Facebook video.

  • The contractor continues to work on the drive approaches and concrete riprap alongCrown Road (northbound lane). The northbound section is substantially complete.

  • The contractor will switch traffic to start construction on the southbound lane of Crown Road mid next week

  • All but one of the driveways along Crown Road are complete.

  • Approximately 5,400 square yards of concrete have been poured to date.


Traffic on Crown Road continues to be SOUTHBOUND only. Willow Park City , 123 March 2023

• 10 April 2023, Capital Improvement Project update, Willow Park Website, , Crown Road, Phase 1 - (Northbound Lane) "The contractor continues to work on the drive approaches and concrete rip-rap along Crown Road (northbound lane). Once the northbound section is complete, the contractor will begin construction on the southbound lane."







• In addition, there have been complaints about traffic management. If you are experiencing construction management issues, contact the City Administrator Bryan Grimes. bgrimes@willowpark.org, (817) 441-7108




• 14 February 2023 Council Meeting, Agenda Item 9. ​Street Update/Bond Update/Crown Road. The following is summary of the construction work performed for the 2022 Street Improvements

  • Crown Road - (Northbound Lane):

  • Excavating, Backfilling and Compacting Existing asphalt removed and hauled off to meet final pavement grade. Crew continues to work on the subgrade preparation. Excavated base material (excluding asphalt) from the roadway used to fill below proposed pavement. XIT will add another crew to begin working on the driveways.

  • Concrete Formwork - XIT has been working on the placement of the concrete paving forms, reinforcing steel bars, and accessory materials (tie wire, chairs, etc.) in preparation for the new concrete pavement. Approximately 100 cy of concrete poured on 1/27/2023. Testing provided by Jacob Martin.

  • Temporary mailboxes have been installed along Crown Road. No issues reported with the location of the temporary mailboxes/mail delivery.

  • Traffic - XIT added additional signage (“wrong way” signs) going northbound on Crown Road. There has been police presence to enforce this signage.

  • AT&T relocated several of their utility boxes outside the edge of the proposed concrete pavement.

• 28 November 2022 - roadwork begins

• Work begins Nov. 28 on Crown Road, City of Willow Park Website, 21 November 2022

As part of our 2022 Street Improvement Project, work will begin on Crown Road on Monday, November 28. During the project, Crown Road will be closed from Ranch House Road south to the city limits, and the only traffic allowed will be Crown Road residents.When we have the traffic control plan, we will share that update. Crown Road is the first of several streets throughout the city that will be addressed during this project. For questions, email info@willowpark.org.

 

Comprehensive Street Improvement Plan, September 2022

"Comprehensive Street Improvement Plan and funding options."

14 Sept 2021 Council Meeting, Comprehensive Street Improvement Plan (in .pdf below)

  • Crown Road (from Ranch House Road south to the city limits)


  • Sam Bass Road


  • Ranch House Road (from Crown Road to Vista)


  • Kingsgate Road (from north of the bridge to the top of the hill)

And after the cement projects are completed, the following roads will be reconstructed in asphalt:

  • Old Ford Road and adjoining cul de sacs

  • Sam Bass Ct.

  • Trinity Trinity Ct.



Street Improvement Project, Phase 1, 19 Oct 2021 Council Meeting

XIT Paving Contract, September 2022, Base Bid Schedule Crown Road, page 43, in .pdf






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