Wait until it is safe to return. Monitor NOAA Weather Radio or local television and radio stations. Do not return to flooded areas until authorities indicate it is safe to do so. Do not visit disaster areas following a flood. Your presence may hamper urgent emergency response and rescue operations.…
Be alert. Monitor your surroundings. Monitor NOAA Weather Radio, local television and radio stations, or go to www. weather. gov. Don’t drive unless you have to. If you must drive, travel with care. Make sure your vehicle has enough fuel. Follow recommended routes. DO NOT sightsee. Avoid disaster areas. Your presence might…
Be alert. Monitor your surroundings. Monitor NOAA Weather Radio, local television and radio stations, or go to www. weather. gov. If a flash flood warning is issued for your area: Climb to safety immediately. Flash floods develop quickly. Do not wait until you see rising water. Get out of low areas subject…
With National Flood Safety Awareness Week running March 18-22, the City of Arlington is reminding all residents to educate themselves on what to do in the event of a flood situation. The City of Arlington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which makes federal-backed flood insurance available for all…
Driving between Arlington and Dallas will be just a tad trickier for motorists during the next couple of nights. The southbound Texas 360 ramp to eastbound Interstate 20 will be closed Wednesday and Thursday night beginning at 8 p. m. for bridge maintenance. The Cummins Street bridge that crosses over Texas 360…
A project to restore eroded banks located near a northeast Arlington neighborhood is now complete. In January 2012, the Water Utilities and Public Works departments began a streambank stabilization project – using a more natural solution – to address serious erosion near a manhole and 27” sanitary sewer line located…
Road to Six Flags Drive from Ballpark Way to Six Flags Drive will be closed for road work January 7, 2013 until March 2, 2013. Please find alternate routes during this time. View map as PDF.
Noise from the rattling of trains has never been an issue for Joanna Sherman in the 10 years she’s lived relatively close to the rail line along Division Street. Noise from the Union Pacific Railroad’s track renewal project might be a different matter as it gets underway later this month. At some point a crew…
Traffic on State Highway 360 in Arlington should be a bit lighter thanks to the opening of the new President George Bush Turnpike Western Extension, also known as State Highway 161. This $535 million project is an extension of the Bush Turnpike, connecting Interstates 20 and 30, between State Highway…
There are millions of miles of underground utility lines in the United States. These buried facilities, including gas, water, sewer, cable TV, high-speed Internet, landline telephone and electric, provide the services Americans depend on dailyEach year, more than 165,000 underground utility lines are unintentionally damaged nationwide and one in three…
