Massive Grapevine Road Work Begins Feb. 15

Commuters who travel through Grapevine during the workweek should brace themselves for about four years of dodging orange barrels, beginning Feb. 15.

A massive reconstruction of seven Grapevine highways — a project known as the DFW Connector — is scheduled to begin on that date, officials said Tuesday night. The project includes the reconstruction and expansion of 114/121 on the north end of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, one of the busiest freeways in the region.

“They’ve opened the floodgates and said all our plans are approved,” said Selma Stockstill, spokeswoman for NorthGate Contractors, the developer hired by the state to fast-track the nearly $1 billion project. “It is a pretty firm date.”

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