Does this mean the Trinity toll road can't be built?
The levees inspection report from the Army Corps makes for grim reading. But does it mean that the Trinity toll road and the Calatrava bridges can’t be built? Mayor Leppert has promised they can be,...
View ArticleYour thoughts, please: What should City Hall's next steps be?
Good morning. I writing to ask you for some input. I am working on a piece for the weekend about the Trinity levees, and the project as a whole, and would like your input. To begin with, I hope you...
View ArticleMayor Leppert: Now is no time for a time out on the Trinity Parkway
In our Sunday piece about the Trinity River levees and the toll road, I was only able to use a small portion of what Mayor Tom Leppert said in response to my questions. I asked about whether the...
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Dallas official: Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge will open in 2011, but I-30 bridge...
Photos by Michael Mulvey show models of the Margaret McDermott Bridge over the Trinity River. The city’s top Trinity River Corridor Project manager said this morning that the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge...
View ArticleWill the county have to move or rebuild jail? Corps says that's not 'off the...
One of the items deep in the inspection report issued by the Corps early last year — the one that explained in so much detail all the flaws of the Trinity River levees — was a concern that the Dallas...
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Sylvan Avenue bridge -- and Trammell Crow Park -- closes Saturday
The Trinity River covers parts of Sylvan Avenue inside the levees on the west side of the Trinity River in September 2010. The stretch of Sylvan Avenue that crosses the Trinity River will close...
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