Custer Parkway rebuild reaches the striping stage, restoring one lane each way and a bike lane

Crews are painting lanes on the rebuilt stretch between Canyon Creek Drive and Renner Road through November. Separate work narrows northbound Greenville Avenue downtown into January and replaces concrete in Richland Park into spring.

The rebuilt section of Custer Parkway in north Richardson is getting its final pavement markings, one of three road jobs the city flagged for drivers late last week.

Crews started striping the new roadway between Canyon Creek Drive and Renner Road and expect to keep at it throughout November, the city said in a Nov. 6 update. The markings return the street to the layout it had before construction: one travel lane in each direction plus a dedicated bike lane.

The city asked drivers to follow the new lines and stay out of the lanes marked for bicycles.

Greenville Avenue near downtown

Northbound Greenville Avenue loses its right lane between Huffhines Street and Polk Street on some days while Oncor installs two power poles. The closure can run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the city says the work should wrap up by mid-January, weather permitting.

Richland Park

In the southeast corner of the city, crews began pavement repairs in the Richland Park neighborhood last week under the annual neighborhood street maintenance program. The work covers Harvest Glen Drive, Stillmeadow Drive and Goodwin Drive between Richland Park Drive and Audelia Road.

Only sections of concrete identified as deteriorating will be torn out and replaced. Residents may see temporary limits on street access and on-street parking where crews are working. The city expects this phase to be finished by spring 2027, weather permitting, and says more street maintenance is planned in Richland Park after that.

Sources

richardsontoday.com

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