Crews are wrapping up the largest street and utility job Denton has ever delivered: the rebuild of 118 street segments across the west side of the city and the University of North Texas campus.
A staff review of how it went, including a list of 12 changes the city wants to carry into future projects, goes to the City Council's Agenda Committee on Thursday, Nov. 5.
The project, known as Neighborhood 2&6, covers an area roughly bounded by Interstate 35E, Bonnie Brae Street, US 380 and Locust Street, according to an informal staff report written by Seth Garcia, director of capital projects and street operations.
It was paid for under the $70 million in roadway reconstruction that voters approved in the November 2019 bond election, a program the city committed to spend by the end of 2026.
Cost and schedule
The report puts the estimated cost at completion at $86.35 million, counting $79.1 million for construction, $5.75 million for design and preconstruction work, $1.15 million for inspections and $350,000 in staff time. Spending to date is just over $85 million, and all three construction packages are projected to finish under budget, with savings of just under $2 million.
Work rebuilt more than 37 lane miles of road and replaced 4.75 miles of water line and 4.5 miles of wastewater line, along with 3.5 miles of sidewalk, street lighting and some storm drains. The first package finished in March 2025, 101 days early. The second and third were estimated to be done this month, the third about 39 days ahead of schedule.
The report counts more than 5,000 residents, about 6,000 UNT students living in the area and 4,000 UNT faculty and staff among those affected. After about 18 months of planning, the construction schedule on Union Circle at UNT was cut from 50 weeks to 22 to accommodate UNT's access needs. The construction manager on the project was Sundt Construction.
