GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say that Fairway Drive across the Grapevine Lake Dam is scheduled to open in the coming weeks.
Drivers going from the Grapevine/Flowermound border to Highway 26 will soon have a shorter commute.
“There’s a lot of people that use that road to get to one side of the lake to the other…there’s a lot of congestion there especially during the Christmas time with a lot of shoppers going to the mall,” said Clay Church with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Church said they are hoping to have it opened by the end of July, weather permitting.
Fairway Drive across Grapevine Dam has been closed to the public since August last year due to potentially hazardous conditions on the road observed during a routine inspection after heavy rainfall.
USACE will continue to coordinate with city officials and other stakeholders to ensure restrictions placed on vehicles provide safety for the structure and users of the road. City of Grapevine will restrict all commercial truck traffic regardless of size or weight on Fairway Drive from the City limits at Flower Mound to State Highway 26.
