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With an overall construction cost of $1.6 billion, work includes the lake and related project components, including a raw water pump station; raw water pipeline; roadway and bridge improvements; and more than 17,000 acres of environmental mitigation.
NTMWD Builds $1.6B Bois d’Arc Lake By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Intended to meet the water needs of north Texas for generations to come, Bois d’Arc Lake is the first major reservoir under construction in the state in almost 30 years. Construction began in April 2018, and is moving forward at a steady pace. “Reservoirs are an absolute necessity in Texas,” said Jeff McKito, public
relations specialist, North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD). “There’s only one natural lake in the entire state. The rest are man-made. The lake and the related project components are necessary to support the future needs of one of the fastest growing regions in Texas and the country.” McKito said with the population in NTMWD’s service area expected to nearly double over the next few decades, the time to act is now.
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“More people and businesses mean our region needs to build more water storage and treatment facilities. Conservation and reuse help, but additional water supply and storage also are needed to meet demands. The lake also will provide a number of economic and recreational benefits to the surrounding area. “Everyone associated with this project is excited to be a part of such an
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota and Texas. Funding will be provided through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program. “These significant investments in the public transit systems in five communities across the country will improve mobility for riders who depend upon public transit every day,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. FTA has advanced funding for 17 new CIG projects throughout the nation under this administration since January 20, 2017, totaling approximately $4.8 billion in funding commitments. The present administration will have executed 13 CIG funding agreements by Dec. 31, 2018 for $3.3 billion in CIG funding, compared to 10 projects for $1.08 billion during the corresponding period (Jan. 20, 2009 – Dec. 2010) for the previous administration. In addition, with the allocations announced Nov. 28, the present administration is committing to execute an additional four agreements for $1.5 billion in CIG funding if those projects continue to meet the CIG program requirements. The projects included as part of today’s announcement are the Tempe Streetcar project in Arizona; the Los Angeles Westside Purple Line Section 3 project and San Diego Mid-Coast Light Rail project in California; the Minneapolis Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Minnesota; and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Red and Blue Line Platform Extensions project in Texas. see DOT page 8
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