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Work to Begin on $576M Trinity River

FORT WORTH, TX-Demolition of shuttered motel and candy factory will clear way for construction of new bridge across Trinity River.

By John McCloud | Updated on June 17, 2008

FORT WORTH, TX-Demolition is set to begin by July 1 on the first of several older buildings to make way for commencement of the Trinity River Vision, a $576-million flood control and economic development plan that will open 1,800 acres in the center of the city to commercial and park construction. The plan’s three elements include restoration of the 600-acre Riverside Oxbow Ecosystem, a 500-acre expansion of the existing Gateway Park and Trinity Uptown, a redevelopment project that will convert 800 acres of aging riverfront industrial land to office, retail, cultural and residential use.

At the end of May, the Army Corps of Engineers approved redrawn boundaries for the flood control and economic development project, enabling the Trinity River Vision Authority (TRVA) to seek bids for demolition of older, mostly industrial buildings in Trinity Uptown. The two buildings will be replaced by footings for one of three new bridges over a rerouted Trinity River to link the burgeoning district with the city’s traditional downtown. TRVA is a subdivision of the Tarrant Regional Water District, which is developing Trinity Uptown in partnership with the Corps of Engineers, the city of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.

Chris Keffer, who works for group’s consultant, the Epstein Group in Fort Worth, says an old hotel will be demolished in July. The Sweet Shoppe has been given additional time to relocate. “They’re going to start construction after that,” he says.

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