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COMMUNITY PROFILE

Traffic volume - based on average annual daily traffic - on Interstate 20 is 84,847, on Interstate Loop 820 is 54,181, on
Benbrook Boulevard (U. S. Highway 377) is 51,323, on State Highway 183 is 41,963, on Camp Bowie West is 19,066,
and on RM 2871 is 9,431.

Benbrook has 112 miles of paved streets; 99 miles are City-owned paved streets. City streets are maintained by the
Public Works Department of Benbrook's Public Services Division. Each summer, Tarrant County provides equipment
and some staff to assist the City in the overlaying of Benbrook streets; the City pays for all materials.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Park acres in the City of Benbrook currently total 1,069. Timbercreek Park, located at 900 Park Drive, encompasses
17.40 acres along Timbercreek and includes two tennis courts, playground equipment, a practice soccer field, a multi-
use court, pedestrian bridge, picnic facilities with barbecue grills, and the Benbrook Community Garden. Mont Del
Park, located at 14 Mont Del Drive, is a small neighborhood park with a duck pond, fountain, and bench areas in the
Mont Del Estates area.

Facilities at Twilight Park, located at 4110 Twilight Drive, include playground equipment, swing set, pedestrian bridge,
benches, and picnic tables. Rolling Hills Park, located at 6970 Rolling Hills Drive, features a playground area, circuit
training stations, a lighted sand volleyball court, a lighted half-basketball court, walking loop, covered picnic tables,
restrooms, and water fountains. South Benbrook Park, dedicated in November 2017, is a pocket park located at 1119
Cozby West and was built through a partnership between the Benbrook United Methodist Church and the City of
Benbrook; amenities include a playground, picnic tables, bicycle racks, benches, and a walking track.

In addition to the park land owned by the City, Benbrook leases Dutch Branch Park (278 acres) on the shore of Benbrook
Lake from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. On this land, Benbrook currently provides a walking track, lighted sand
volleyball courts, tennis courts, basketball goals, baseball/softball diamonds, soccer fields, duck pond, pavilions, picnic
areas with grills, restrooms, a large area known as Robot Park playground, and Castle Park.

Castle Park was built through a community effort to commemorate Benbrook's fiftieth year of incorporation. Citizens,
businesses, and workers donated time, money, materials, and expertise to build Castle Park. A non-profit organization
was established to coordinate the park, planning, development, and construction of Castle Park were restored in 2009-
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