Page 194 - Euless ORD 2360 Adopted FY 23-24 Budget

City of Euless

Capital Project Request

April 30, 2008
Department: COMMUNITY SERVICES Date Prepared:
Submitted By: RAY MCDONALD Date Completed:
Project Title: BLESSING BRANCH PARK IMPROVEMENTS
Project Type: PARK/ RECREATION Sub - Type: PARK IMPROVEMENTS

Project Code: PR2203 Priority: A
COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION:
November 8, 2022: Awarded Bid No. 001- 23 for the construction of the Blessing Branch Park trail connection to
Dean Electric, Inc., dba Dean Construction. The estimated expenditure is $ 182, 250.

RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROJECTS AND/ OR MASTER PLAN:
This project is a continuation of the overall trail system expansion and general park improvements as identified in
the Parks Master Plan.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Blessing Branch Park is a 7.3 acre linear park located on the east side of Main Street across from Midway Park.
Currently, the park has only one swing set. This project includes construction of a trail connection from Main
Street to the west and Fuller Wiser to the east. Additionally, the project includes a new playground, picnic pads
with grills, and some type of shade shelter/pavilion/ gazebo. This area currently gets a high volume of foot traffic.
Constructing a trail in this linear greenbelt would not only provide a safe, paved access for residents east of Main
Street to Midway Park, Midway Park Elementary, and to Trinity High School, but will also help create a renewed
sense of quality of life for the residents in that area by enhancing the recreational amenities available.

PROJECT SCHEDULE:
Began Design: March 2022
Design Complete: July 2022
Began Construction: October 2022
Anticipate Construction Complete: September 2023

JUSTIFICATION:
The number one request from Euless citizens as it relates to trails, based on the responses to the needs
assessment survey as identified in the Parks Master Plan, was to construct trail connections between existing
and/ or future park developments. This project not only satisfies that request, but also provides trail connections
to neighborhoods, schools, between major thoroughfares, and potentially to future commercial developments to
the southeast.

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