Dallas, Texas
Owner | Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, City of Dallas, TxDot |
Value | $110 Million |
Sq. ft. | 5.2 Acres LEED Gold certified |
Status | Completed 2012 |
This project consists of a highway bridge structure creating a tunnel below for traffic and a plaza above for the creation of 5.2 acre deck park. The park will create an urban green space over the existing Woodall Rodgers Freeway. This has become the City of Dallas' Central Park - a destination as well as a connection of all the thriving growth in and around downtown. The project has integrated the Arts District, Uptown, Victory Park and the West End. Amenities include a performance pavilion, restaurant, walking trails, children's garden and playground, a dog park and water features.
Approximately 5.2 acres of public park and plaza space spanning Woodall Rodgers Freeway from St. Paul Street to Pearl Street. A transportation tunnel system that encompasses Woodall Rodgers Freeway from St. Paul Street to Pearl Street and includes life safety systems as outlined by TxDOT. The Deck structure consists of pre-stressed concrete box beams with infrastructure and park plaza. Utilities, streets and other above-ground and underground infrastructure supporting the Plaza area. LEED Gold certified