Traffic Switch - Rolater between Valley Brook & Custer

TRAFFIC SWITCH ON ROLATER ROAD BETWEEN

VALLEY BROOK-CUSTER ROAD STARTING APRIL 22

(April 21, 2011) Traffic on Rolater Road will be switched to the new pavement between Valley Brook Drive and Custer Road starting at 9:00 a.m.

Friday, April 22 (weather permitting).

Traffic on east and westbound Rolater Road will continue to be limited to one lane in each direction, but all traffic will be shifted to the north side of the road so parts of the south side of the road can be reconstructed.

Eastbound traffic will be shifted to the north side of the road just east of Valley Brook Drive. Motorists will stay on the north side as they pass through the Custer Road intersection and will shift back to the south side of the road at the first median opening.

This will change the alignment of Rolater Road and Collin McKinney Parkway where they cross Custer Road. All motorists approaching this intersection should pay attention to the new location of stop lines.

In addition, motorists on Rolater Road and Collin McKinney Parkway who are approaching Custer Road should pay attention to the new configuration of traffic control devices that will shift traffic to and from the northern half of the roadway.

Motorists are urged to use caution in this area as people become accustomed to the new traffic patterns at the intersection.

DNT & Gaylord Pkwy closed Nightly

EXIT RAMP FROM DNT TO GAYLORD PKWY CLOSED NIGHTLY THROUGH APRIL 29

(April 21, 2011) The northbound exit ramp from the Dallas North Tollway

(DNT) to Gaylord Parkway will be closed nightly, starting tonight, April

21 through April 29.

On the nights of April 21-24, the ramp will close at 9:00 p.m. and will reopen by 5:00 a.m. the next day.

The nights of April 25-29, the ramp will close at 7:00 p.m. and will reopen by 5:00 a.m. the following morning.  During these closures, northbound traffic on the DNT headed for Gaylord Parkway will need to exit the Tollway earlier, at Headquarters Drive, and continue along the frontage road. Detour signs will be posted.

This ramp closure is part of NTTA’s interchange construction project.

Motorists are urged to use caution in the construction zone.

Exide hosting a community meeting

Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE, www.exide.com) is inviting residents of Frisco, Texas, to a community meeting on April 13 from 7-9 pm (CT).  The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suite Conference Center, Grand Ballroom 2, 7600 John Q Hammons Drive in Frisco.

Joe Dowd, Exide Vice President and General Manager, North American Recycling, will begin the meeting with a presentation that will provide an overview of the operations of the facility and an update on improvements at the facility both current and future enhancements.  Following this presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.

For more information, contact Susan Jaramillo, Exide’s Senior Director, Corporate Communications.  She can be reached via email at susan.jaramillo@exide.com or phone at 203-699-9133.

NTTA closures - Please Review before driving in that area.

NTTA has changed the previously announced nightly closure of the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SRT).  The southwest-bound SRT will no longer be closed at the DNT each night through April 12.  Instead, the northeast-bound SRT and the northeast-bound SH 121 frontage road will be closed at the DNT on various nights over the next three weeks.  The replacement announcement follows:

The northeast-bound Sam Rayburn Tollway will be closed between Legacy Drive and the Dallas North Tollway on several nights over the next three weeks starting tonight, April 4.  This segment of SRT will be closed each night on April 4-6, April 11-13, and April 18-20.  The highway will close at 9:00 p.m. each night and is expected to reopen by 5:00 a.m. the following morning.  During these highway closures, all traffic on the southwest-bound Sam Rayburn Tollway will be diverted onto the SH 121 frontage road and will be able to re-enter the highway east of Parkwood Boulevard on those nights that the frontage road is open.  On those nights that the frontage road is closed (see below), all traffic on the northeast-bound Sam Rayburn Tollway will be diverted onto Legacy Drive and must use Headquarters Drive to continue eastward before being be able to re-enter the highway east of Parkwood Boulevard.  Detour signs will be posted. 

The northeast-bound SH 121 frontage road will be closed between Legacy Drive and Dallas Parkway on several nights over the next two weeks starting Tuesday night, April 5.  This segment of the frontage road will be closed each night on April 5-6 and April 11-13.  The frontage road will close at 9:00 p.m. each night and is expected to reopen by 5:00 a.m. the following morning.  During this closure, detour signs will be posted that divert traffic onto Legacy Drive where motorists can use Headquarters Drive to continue eastward or stay on Legacy Drive to go south on Dallas Parkway or the Dallas North Tollway.

These road closures are part of NTTA’s interchange construction project.  Motorists are urged to use caution in the construction zone and to seek an alternate route in advance.