Construction of a new trail is underway in Fort Worth that would connect the city to Arlington.
Work on the trail began in June, some six months after the Fort Worth City Council approved a $6 million construction contract for the project.
“I think this is a great step in connecting not only those two major population centers, but the cities and the transit centers along the way,” said Jeff Kinlan, a North Arlington resident, per Fort Worth Report. “It gives people another option to get out of their cars and to see more places without having to worry about traffic.”
Phase 1 of the CentrePort Trail will begin at the Trinity Railway Express CentrePort Station in Fort Worth and terminate at the east end of Arlington River Legacy Trail, according to the City of Fort Worth website.
“If you can just quickly ride your bike to the CentrePort Station, you can quickly take the train, ride it all the way into Dallas, and watch a Mavs game or eat at a new restaurant. It’s a lot easier than having to worry about jumping on a highway, especially with rush hour,” Kinlan told Fort Worth Report.
Phase 1 of the project cost Fort Worth taxpayers $6 million. The construction firm McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. got the contract.
“If you want to go to the train station, you have to drive,” said Jing Yang, the City of Fort Worth’s project manager and landscape architect, per Fort Worth Report. “By using a trail, they’re not only connecting one community to another community, it’s connecting one city to multiple cities.”