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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET

Benbrook is served by a main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. Services in nearby Fort Worth include the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railroad.

Benbrook is located at the intersection of Interstate Highways 20 and 820 and Benbrook Boulevard (U. S. Highway 377). Benbrook is also
served by U. S. Highway 580 (Camp Bowie West) and State Highway 183 (Southwest Boulevard).

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 2009-10.

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