Jefferson Boulevard improvements

Rumbling along the uneven pavement of West Jefferson, drivers navigate parked cars’ backup lights and oft-rerouted lanes.

When a $2-million fix-up is finished, faux brick crosswalks made of colored stamped concrete will frame a lively section of the boulevard between Adams and Zang.

Trees recently were installed in the medians, which have new sprinkler systems. New overhead and low pedestrian lighting will add to safety and walkability in that burgeoning nightlife area.

Jefferson finally is back to four lanes after 18 months of construction, and the project is almost complete.

6West Davis sidewalks and bike lanes

This project has been in the works since 2012, and it’s fully funded. But work to create bike lanes and wide sidewalks from Bishop Arts to Cockrell Hill Road keeps getting pushed back.

Is there ever a good time to tear up a main avenue fronted by dozens of local businesses?

Certainly not while Jefferson Boulevard also is under construction.

The bike lanes and repaving, from Clinton Avenue to Cockrell Hill, will receive $4 million from city bond funds and $3.2 million from Dallas County.

The city also has $2 million to improve the sidewalks along West Davis, from Bishop Arts to Windomere.

The project could begin once Jefferson is completed.

Oak Cliff Roadwork Cost Estimates

JEFFERSON/TWELFTH CONNECTOR ELIMINATE ROADWAY, RECONNECT STREETS AND ALLEYS

$2 million

TYLER/POLK

TURN TWO ONE-WAY THOROUGHFARES INTO TWO-WAY STREETS WITH A ROUNDABOUT

$3.3 million

BECKLEY/COMMERCE RECONSTRUCT NORTH BECKLEY AT COMMERCE, ADD BIKE LANES AND SIGNAL, REPLACE WATER MAIN

$7 million

SYLVAN AVENUE

CREATE FOUR-LANE ROAD WITH BIKE LANES AND A MEDIAN, REPLACE WATER MAIN

$7.6 million

JEFFERSON BOULEVARD ENHANCE INTERSECTIONS WITH FAUX-BRICK PAVERS, ADD LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION AND LIGHTING

$2 million

WEST DAVIS SIDEWALKS AND BIKE LANES

CREATE CONTINUOUS SIDEWALKS ON WEST DAVIS, ADD BIKE LANES FROM BISHOP ARTS TO COCKRELL HILL

$9.2 million

By BRENT MCDOUGAL