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May 28 2017 Vol. II • No. 11
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$300M Trident Lakes Offers Unprecedented Security By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
A private resort community like no other is in the early stages of being built in Fannin County, Texas. Trident Lakes is a $300 million project which is being developed Vintuary Holdings Corp. of Dallas, Texas. It will offer upscale amenities and unprecedented civilian security on 700 acres between Savoy and Ector along Texas State Highway 56. “It’s a five-star playground with DEFCON 1 preparedness,” said Paul Salfen, the community’s spokesman and director of celebrity relations. “Our residents will enjoy a piece a paradise and peace of mind.” Construction is currently under way on one of the largest fountains in the world at Trident Lakes, and the entrance will include a marble, ornate Poseidon statue. The resort will include a championship golf course, a five-star
Construction is currently under way on one of the largest fountains in the world at Trident Lakes, and the entrance will include a marble, ornate Poseidon statue.
Trident Lakes will offer upscale amenities and unprecedented civilian security on 700 acres between Savoy and Ector along Texas State Highway 56.
spa, sports courts, jogging trails, gun ranges, an equestrian center, restaurants and retail shops. According to a press release, the heart of Trident Lakes will be safety and sustainability. The property
will be protected by a security wall which will enclose approximately 400 reinforced, subterranean luxury condominiums ranging from 900 to 3,600 sq. ft., communal see TRIDENT page 10
TxDOT Sets in Motion $264M Southern Gateway Project
The $565 million Southern Gateway project will rebuild and widen Interstate 35E (I-35E) south of downtown Dallas.
North Texans will soon begin seeing improvements to one of the state’s most congested roadways, due to the decision by the Texas Transportation Commission to select Pegasus Link Constructors as the design-build contractor for The Southern Gateway project. The $565 million Southern Gateway project will rebuild and widen Interstate 35E (I-35E) south of downtown Dallas, which is currently the 17th most congested roadway segment in Texas, according to the Texas A&M
Transportation Institute. The 11-mi. project will expand I-35E from four lanes to five lanes in each direction, and also will build two reversible, non-toll express lanes in the center of the corridor. In addition, the project calls for rebuilding the I-35E/U.S. 67 interchange and widening U.S. 67 from I-35E to I-20 by adding a third lane in each direction. A major source of funding for The Southern Gateway comes from TxDOT’s Texas Clear see TXDOT page 3