Public Notice Mallard Cove Park

PUBLIC NOTICE

A Public Hearing will be held on April 9, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. for the proposed use of a portion of Mallard Cove Park (Exhibit A) for the realignment of Randol Mill Road due to hazardous roadway flooding. The Public Hearing will be held in the City Council Chamber, second floor, City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, 76102 during the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting.

The City of Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW) has requested the use of a portion of Mallard Cove Park for the realignment of Randol Mill Road due to hazardous roadway flooding (“Project”). Randol Mill Road is adjacent to the southern portion of Mallard Cove Park and within the 100-year floodplain. The roadway was selected under the City’s Hazardous Road Overtopping Mitigation Program.

The purpose of this Texas Parks and Wildlife – Chapter 26 parkland conversion process is to use a portion of Mallard Cove Park for the realignment of the roadway outside the 100-year floodplain to improve public safety. 

The proposed project improvements include (Exhibit B):

• Realignment of Randol Mill Road outside the 100-year floodplain;
• Relocation of the park roadway entrance outside the 100-year floodplain;
• Install one 10 foot-wide shared-use path within the park parallel to Randol Mill Road; and 
• Install two 10 foot-wide trails connecting the neighborhood to the existing playground area.

The project improvements require the following within Mallard Cove Park:

• Use of approximately 200,996.1 square feet, which equates to 4.6 acres;
• Permanent Maintenance Area of approximately 48,086.3 square feet, which equates to 1.1 acres; and
• Temporary Construction Workspace Area of approximately 111,078.0 square feet, which equates to 2.6 acres for installation of the project improvements. 

The City Forester has identified sixteen (16) trees that require removal, equating to 195 caliper inches requiring a tree mitigation fee in the amount of $45,600.00. The fee shall be paid by TPW into the Tree Mitigation Fund for the loss of trees on parkland before construction work begins.  The trees include: thirteen (13) Cedar Elms, two (2) Pecans, and one (1) Post Oak. The existing trees in proximity to the proposed construction site will be protected with fencing. The project consultant will continue to work with the City Forester to reduce the impact of tree loss in the park.

Construction is anticipated to begin in December 2024 and last approximately 18 months.  No park roadways or trails will be closed during construction. The park will be restored to previous conditions or better upon completion of the project. 

Mallard Cove Park is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 5, east of Interstate Highway 820, south of Trinity Boulevard, west of Precinct Line Road, and north of Randol Mill Road.

When

Location

City Council Meeting Chamber
Second Floor

City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, 76102, View Map