Fort Worth City Council Approves $3.75M TxDOT Water Agreement and Advances $22.7M in Road Upgrades

City Enacts $3.75 Million Advance Funding Agreement for North Fort Worth Water Infrastructure

FORT WORTH, Texas — Facilitating regional growth across northern Tarrant County, the Fort Worth City Council officially greenlit a $3.75 million advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in mid-October 2026. The inter-agency agreement finances vital water main relocation and utility adjustments along the U.S. Highway 287 and U.S. 81 corridor at the Harmon Road junction, clearing the path for extensive highway capacity expansions and grade-separated intersections.

Fort Worth Water Department engineers noted that relocating and upsizing the subterranean water transmission mains ensures long-term operational resilience for fast-growing residential subdivisions and commercial logistics hubs across North Fort Worth. TxDOT will manage coordinated construction schedules to prevent disruptions to regional water distribution during highway widening operations.

Council Advances $22.7 Million in High-Priority Transportation Corridors

Complementing state highway coordination, the council moved forward with contract authorizations totaling approximately $22.7 million for high-priority local arterial roadways. Major projects receiving accelerated funding include the multi-lane reconstruction of Westport Parkway in Council District 10, paired with customized engineering agreements with Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. for improved frontage road turn lanes and smart-signal integration at North Tarrant Parkway.

Transportation and Public Works leadership affirmed that synchronized intersection upgrades reduce chronic freight congestion near Alliance Airport while establishing safe pedestrian crosswalks and shared-use bicycle pathways connecting residential neighborhoods.

Committees Review Neighborhood Enforcement Team and Solid Waste Strategy

Inside committee work sessions, council members reviewed quarterly performance data from the Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET) Force, examining coordinated outreach strategies addressing commercial corridor encampments, illegal dumping remediation, and behavioral health service referrals. Concurrently, city planners updated long-term solid waste guidelines, preparing for public hearings scheduled on October 27 regarding commercial tax abatement packages and economic development reinvestment zones.