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Traffic Nightmare Ahead on Crown Valley Parkway

Preliminary work on the widening of Crown Valley Park began Thursday.

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Preliminary work on Crown Valley Parkway began Thursday backing up traffic for miles.

The widening of Crown Valley Parkway begins May 2 and will continue through 2012. While drivers will not be formally directed to alternate routes, they may want to consider using Avery Parkway or Oso Parkway to get to and from the freeway, said City Manager Tim Casey.

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Cabot Road can also serve as an alternate route between La Paz Road and Paseo De Colinas.

The $11-million project, which is scheduled to be completed by fall 2012, is designed to reduce traffic congestion on Crown Valley as it enters I-5 and improve access to the area—which will soon see residential construction.

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The project will add two eastbound lanes between Forbes and the I-5 southbound ramps. It will also add one westbound lane between the I-5 northbound and southbound ramps. This will allow freeway-bound traffic to be separated from the through traffic, officials said. The extra lanes will provide additional space for traffic exiting the I-5 at Crown Valley and heading east.

The city is taking measures to ensure that this project will proceed smoothly, including planning for the reduction in road capacity. Director of Public Works Dave Rogers said that the city expects to have three of the four lanes that lead to I-5 from Crown Valley open during construction.

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