Estimated Construction Period Impact of Widening State Highway 199 in Parker County, Texas

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• Creators:
  Buffington, Jesse L. ; Wildenthal, Marie T.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Economic impacts
  • Two way left turn lanes
  • Highway design
  • Property values
  • Construction projects
  • Pavement widening
  • Urban areas
  • Estimates
  • Travel time
  • Residents
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-9811260-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  August 1991 - January 1997
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  The upgrading and widening of highways across the state is causing the directly affected businesses and property owners to inquire about the possible economic impacts of such construction. This report documents the during- and after-construction effects of the widening of a 15.13 kilometer undivided section of State Highway (S.H.) 199, in Parker County, Texas. Between 1990 and 1994, it was widened to include two roadways separated by a ditch or a two-way left-tum lane. Collected data includes abutting managers' estimates of the construction impact on their businesses, on property values, and on highway traffic volumes, travel times, and accident rates. Responding Azle businesses lost 33% of their parking spaces and Springtown businesses lost 16%, but both reported fewer customers per day and 33 % fewer occupied parking spaces during construction.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1260
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82297/dot_82297_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.97 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a3d963d8971e19291887439e700a41f5a32a423d9977ae2fab7445d96c06aa06b6a4cbb4298cc44c65a2f8828bdcf3f9d23db5f9da6e7da6751db727bde8dec9