City of University Park

News & Information
March 12, 2010 
Planned traffic delays on Lovers Lane March 16, 17, 18
Temporary classroom structures removed from U.P. Elementary School  

Motorists should expect traffic delays on Lovers Lane near U.P. Elementary School on March 16, 17 and 18.  During portions of each of those three days, a contractor will be removing three temporary classroom structures from the south side of the campus.  Work is scheduled to begin after 7 a.m. each day. 

The contractor plans to load and remove each of the classrooms in two pieces on three consecutive days.  The over-sized trucks that will transport the classroom structures from campus will enter the city from North Central Expressway and travel westbound on Lovers Lane.  Prior to and during the loading process, the trucks will be positioned in the parking area on the north side of Lovers Lane, immediately in front of the school.  Once the classroom segments are loaded, the trucks will travel westbound on Lovers Lane to Preston Road and then proceed northbound to Northwest Highway. 

To aid motorists, temporary signage and barricades will be in place Monday, March 15.  During the removal of the classroom structures the contractor will have flagmen positioned on both the east- and westbound sides of Lovers Lane.  Although delays will occur, and through-traffic may be detoured, traffic volume should be lighter than usual due to spring break. 

Prior to the beginning of the project, the City’s Public Works Department approved the contractor’s traffic plan, and City staff worked jointly with the contractor and HPISD representatives to make the process as unobtrusive as possible. 

For more information:

Steve Mace
Community Information Officer
214-987-5301

smace@uptexas.org