Landscaping
Supporters of the Trinity Parkway released illustrations last month showing a
tree-lined highway. (see above)
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Opponents |
Angela Hunt and other opponents of the road said the drawings were
misleading. They said the road will never be that lushly landscaped and
that the attractive median goes away if the road is expanded from four
lanes to six. |
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Supporters |
Mayor Tom Leppert, who supports the toll road, said the
North Texas Tollway Authority has pledged to spend $1 million per mile
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Flooding
The road would be built to withstand a 100-year flood - one that is likely to
occur only once a century.
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Opponents |
Opponents say the Trinity Parkway could flood, and they
sometimes point to this summer's heavy rains as evidence. |
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Supporters |
Supporters say the level of flooding that occurred in
June and July was nowhere near what it would take to inundate the toll
road. |
Access
The road would not have exits leading directly into the park. Drivers would
exit onto cross-streets into the park.
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Opponents |
Opponents of the plan say this is not what voters were
promised in 1998. And, they say, the exit ramps and parking lots in the
current plan aren't funded. |
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Supporters |
Supporters of the road say the ramp system is safer and
more efficient than having cars exit directly from a high-speed highway
into a park. |
Courtesy of the Dallas Morning News, Sunday, October 7th 2007 Edition
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