Several thoroughfares in the city of Keller are experiencing intermittent lane closures due to road work. The work includes refreshing pavement markings to improve visibility as well as adding new markings to improve traffic patterns.

In a nutshell

A post on the city’s Facebook page states the updated markings include lane striping, crosswalks, directional arrows, raised dome markings and high-visibility thermoplastic in select areas. Work is typically happening in two phases throughout the day: the grinding work takes place during regular working hours while new paint is applied overnight to minimize traffic disruptions.

The post states there is additional striping on Keller Smithfield Road South that is being installed to help guide traffic through the widest section of the road.

Northbound lanes between Brentwood Trail and Rosewood Trail have been striped to accommodate a single lane of through traffic and add right-turn lanes into nearby neighborhoods. Similar striping on the southbound side helps prevent drivers from trying to bypass vehicles ahead of them.


Rachel Reynolds, Keller's communication and public engagement manager, said via email that weather permitting, the city anticipates mid to late May for completion of the project.

“[Contractors] are nearly finished up with the first-run locations and then will be moving on to the second list,” Reynolds said.

A closer look

The post states the project is broken down into two groups. The first group includes the following streets, which will receive new markings:
  • Johnson Road from US 377 to Bourland Road
  • Whitely Road from Bear Creek Parkway to North Tarrant Parkway
  • Preston Lane from Shady Grove Road to Bear Creek Parkway
  • Florence Road from Ottinger Road to Pearson Lane
  • Melody Lane from Roanoke Road to Ottinger Road
  • Knox Road from Roanoke Road to Ottinger Road
  • Roanoke Road from the northern city limits to Mt. Gilead Road
  • Summer Lane from Ottinger Road to Pearson Lane
  • Shady Grove Road from Rufe Snow Drive to Rapp Road
  • Marshall Ridge from US 377 to Mt. Gilead Road
The second group will get upgraded markings and includes:
  • Keller Smithfield Road from Johnson Road to Keller Parkway
  • Pate Orr Road from Johnson Road to Keller Parkway
  • Mt Gilead Road from US 377 to Roanoke Road
  • Bourland Road from Mt. Gilead Road to Keller Parkway
  • Bancroft Road from Bourland Road to Ottinger Road, which turns into Keller Smithfield Road
  • Willis Lane from Rapp Road to North Tarrant Parkway
  • Ottinger Road from the northern city limits to Keller Smithfield Road
  • Fawkes Lane from North Pearson Lane to Davis Boulevard
  • Bear Creek Parkway from Rufe Snow Drive to Chisholm Trail
  • Rapp Road from Whitley Road to Shady Grove Road