Plans to widen FM 2181 (Teasley Lane) from two lanes to six lanes are progressing. Since FM 2181 is a state road, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is responsible for this widening project. However, the City of Denton and Denton County have taken some proactive steps that have allowed TxDOT to expedite the process and begin construction in 2007. “The City of Denton has helped to move this project along by providing $1,259,000 for design of the construction project on FM 2181 from Lillian Miller Parkway to Hickory Creek Road,” stated Mayor Euline Brock. “However FM 2181 is a state controlled road and thus the City must operate under TxDOT’s construction schedule.” Denton County Commissioner Cynthia White also secured $1.5 million from the County to pay for a portion of the construction design study. FM 2181 has received $23.4 million from the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ (NCTCOG) Strategic Program Initiative. The FM 2181 widening project received the highest funding of all NCTCOG funded projects. TxDOT is planning to schedule a public hearing for FM 2181 in the fourth quarter of 2005. The Denton Independent School District (DISD) will be opening John H. Guyer High School on August 16, 2005 and additional congestion on FM 2181 is anticipated. Part of the Guyer High School site was outside the city limits and DISD asked for annexation in order to get City utilities and other services. Below is the tentative construction schedule for FM 2181 that is subject to change without notice. | FM 2181 Schedule | | Public Hearing | Fourth Quarter 2005 | | Finding of No Significant Impact Report | Fourth Quarter 2005 | | 100% Plans Submission | First Quarter 2006 | | ROW/Utility Relocation begins | First Quarter 2006 | | ROW/Utility Relocation complete | Second Quarter 2007 | | Project is bid out for construction | Third Quarter 2007 | | Construction complete | Third Quarter 2009 | For more information, contact the Texas Department of Transportation at (940) 387-1414 or (940) 384-9495. | 
