Some people seem to be confused by the newly opened bridge.
DALLAS — A new pedestrian bridge over Route 75 in North Dallas opened to traffic Monday. And it took until Thursday for the photos to start circulating on social media. The SUV stopped on the bridge.
Adam Reed, who took the photo, said he was eating lunch at Cindy's New York Deli and Restaurant when something caught his eye outside the window.
“And there are people riding bicycles.” [waving his hands]. At first, it didn't really appeal to me. And then I realized. She's standing there two days after the pedestrian bridge opened,” Reed said.
He did what most of us do – took a photo and posted it on social media. Then I saw a woman struggling to get down the ramp.
“Poor little girl is back on her feet. Forward, back, forward,” Reid said.
Even after a few days, the car tire marks are still there.
The $9.3 million pedestrian bridge will connect three trails over I-75 in Dallas. Reed works on the east side of the bridge and was looking forward to the bridge's opening this week, but said she is now concerned about its safety.
“Well, it’s a little confusing,” he said. “So as you go down North Haven, it looks like a turn lane to I-75.”
He's right. On the west side of Route 75, North Haven runs parallel to where you enter the bridge. There are separate lanes and enough space for one car. There is also a “No Vehicles Allowed” sign at the entrance, but drivers tend to overlook it. Additionally, the barrier post is not halfway up the ramp.
“What I don't understand at all is why they put a post there and not at this entrance,” Reed said.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) is aware that temporary barriers will be installed on both ends of the bridge and work is underway in the short term, and the City of Dallas plans to install additional striping on the roadway. He said there is. The agencies will then consider where to install additional signage to make it safer for people crossing on bikes, skates and on foot.
WFAA's Chris Sadeghi was doing live shots on the bridge early Friday morning when a car pulled up and almost drove into the bridge entrance instead of onto the road.
The driver figured it out and instead of going up the ramp to the footbridge, he turned right at Northhaven. But it was easy to see why the confusion arose.
