North Central Expressway (US 75) extends northward from downtown Dallas through the heart of the city and into Oklahoma. Built in the late 1940s, the freeway had become overloaded in the 1970s and congestion and delays threatened economic development and mobility in the corridor. Negative public reaction to a double-decking plan proposed by the Texas Department of Transportation led to formation of the North Central Task Force, a public/private partnership. To insure mobility and communication among agencies and property owners, the North Central Traffic Management Team (NCTMT) was formed to monitor on-going construction and serve as the point of contact for property owners, travelers, construction contractors, and local transportation agencies. This paper describes the successful formation and execution of the Urban Traffic Management Team concept as applied to one of the most high profile projects in the State of Texas. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E213531.
Samenvatting