02/05/2026
Please share with your neighborhood/ organization:
Good afternoon!
Some people have reached out about the upcoming work on Hulen (see attached map) and how it overlaps with construction on your neighborhood streets. I hear your concerns, and as someone who lives here and drives Hulen, Overton Park, Trail Lake and the surrounding streets multiple times a day, I know how disruptive it can be when several projects are active at once.
The Hulen project from Loop 820 to Bellaire is a heavy‑maintenance asphalt resurfacing (milling and overlay), not a full reconstruction. It is scheduled to begin this month (February) and run through September 2026, with work progressing in segments so traffic can be maintained where possible instead of closing the entire corridor at once. This is one of those “good‑bad” problems: while construction will be inconvenient in the short term, the end result will be a well‑maintained, longer‑lasting roadway that extends the life of Hulen and helps us avoid a far more disruptive and expensive full reconstruction in the foreseeable future, saving taxpayer dollars over time.
At the same time, many of you are directly feeling the impact of the Westcliff, Foster Park and Overton Area water and sewer improvements, which include segments around Overton Park and Trail Lake. That utility project—replacing aging cast iron water mains and related sewer lines—is underway and is scheduled through November 2026, so it will remain a presence in the area even for a short time after the Hulen resurfacing is complete. The earlier Overton Park street improvements were finished in July 2023, so the current activity is largely tied to this newer underground utility work rather than that older street contract.
My goals for Hulen and the neighborhood projects are straightforward:
Keep access as predictable as possible for school traffic to Overton Park Elementary, Tanglewood Elementary and McLean 6th, and for residents getting to work, church, and daily errands.
Preserve viable north–south routes for Overton Park and Foster Park while Trail Lake and Overton‑area work continues.
Avoid having key neighborhood outlets and Hulen all heavily restricted at the same time whenever it can be prevented.
To that end, I am working with our Transportation & Public Works (TPW) and Water project teams on several fronts:
Phasing the Hulen resurfacing so that at least one lane in each direction remains open where feasible and coordinating the most disruptive operations away from peak school hours when possible.
Coordinating with the water and sewer project team in Westcliff/Foster Park/Overton so we do not schedule closures of critical neighborhood streets at the same time as the most impactful Hulen lane reductions.
Requiring clear and advance communication for each phase—through door hangers, project emails and coordination with neighborhood associations and nearby schools—so families and businesses can plan alternate routes ahead of time.
For specific questions about construction timing, driveway access, or traffic control related to the Hulen project, you may contact the city’s project manager:
Marwan Hafez, Project Manager, Transportation & Public Works
817‑392‑7968
[email protected]
I will continue to press city staff and contractors to make these projects as manageable as possible for you and your families. If your block, your route to school, or your access to Hulen presents a specific recurring problem, please share those details with my office ([email protected]) or with Mr. Hafez so we can raise them directly with the project managers. We are also happy to ask city staff attend a neighborhood meeting or gathering to talk through phasing, detours and timelines in more depth.
Thank you again for your patience and for advocating for your neighborhood as we work to upgrade aging streets and utilities in this part of District 3.
Best,
Michael
