The Bridge

Home  ============ Teachers' Salaries ============ potential AISD employee child care benefit ============ Taxpayers' Funds at Risk ============ Open Letter to AISD Taxpayers ============ Citizens Defending Freedom vs. AISD Lawsuit ============== February 23, 2026 Newsletter ============= Arlington City CouncilGrades ============= AISD Board Grades ================ February 16, 2026 Newsletter =========== February 9, 2026 Newsletter ============ February 2, 2026 Newsletter ============ January 26, 2026 Newsletter ============ ================  Hunter Crow, Candidate for Mayor ============= Jim Ross, Mayor ============= Shaun Mallory, Candidate for Mayor ============ Steve Cavender, Candidate for Mayor ================ Kelly Burke, Candidate for Place 3 ============ Nikkie Hunter, District3 ================ Tom Ware, Candidate District 4 ============= Rojo Meixueiro, Candidate District 4 ============= Lisa Ventura, Candidate District 4 ================ Rebecca Boxall, District5 ============ Brittney Garcia-Dumas, Candidate District 5 ================ Jason Shelton, Candidate District 8 ============= Melody Fowler, Candidate District 8 current AISD-Place2 ============= Corey Harris, Candidate District 8 ================ Jan Tyler, Candidate for AISD Place 6 ============= Brooklyn Richardson, AISDPlace6 ================ Leanne Haynes, AISDPlace7 ============= Linton Davis, Candidate for AISD Place 7 ================ Mauricio Galante, District1 ============= Raul Gonzalez, District2 ============= Andrew Piel, District4 ============= Long Pham, District6 ============= Bowie Hogg, District7 ==============  Barbara Odom-Wesley, District8 ============= Sarah McMurrough, AISDPlace1 ============= Larry Mike, AISDPlace3 ============= David Wilbanks, AISDPlace4 ========== Justin Chapa, AISDPlace5 ============= Fact Sheet - November 8, 2022 Election ============ ++++++++++++  ============= Kennedale Observer Homepage =========== Investigation Report =============== Kennedale Senior Tax Freeze ============== 1083 Bowman Springs Road Kennedale ============ Kennedale City CouncilGrades ========== Texas Open Meetings Act Violations??? ============== The Bridge ============== Kennedale Observer - Latest Newsletter ============ Prior to That Newsletter ================== Brian Johnson, Candidate for Kennedale Mayor ============= Thelma Kobeck, Candidate for Kennedale Mayor ================ James Connor, Candidate for Kennedale Place 2 ============ Bryant Griffith, Candidate for Kennedale Place 2 ================ Ryon Ray, Candidate for Kennedale Place 4 ============= Melissa Barrow, Candidate for Kennedale Place 4 ================== Brad Horton, Kennedale Mayor ============ David Glover, Kennedale Place 1 ============= Ken Michels, Kennedale Place 3 ============= Jeff Nevarez, Kennedale Place 5 ============ Kennedale City Council Compare ========== Kennedale EDC MMA contract information ==============



Commentary: The Bridge

Let's just say the numbers do NOT add up, and I am NOT talking about the financial numbers.

The city council held a special work session meeting on June 6, 2023. One item they discussed was the Little Road expansion project. That meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSnzNTRGIhg . That particular discussion started at 1:01:20.

At 1:17:49 Mr. Nevarez asks about the bridge. This is a Freese and Nichols engineer responding. His responses include:

1:17:54 Freese and Nichols, “So, we are trying to hold [the grade] to five percent because this project is going to include shared-use paths on the sidewalks. It's definitely going to be tight considering the proximity of … Kennedale Parkway and it is adjacent to the railroad tracks.”

1:18:09 Freese and Nichols, “As you can imagine Union Pacific has their standards of the clear course to make over the railroad tracks and so coming from Kennedale Parkway, maybe 300 to 400 linear feet [away], getting up say 30 feet, it's going to be up there [speaking of the grade].

1:18:28 Freese and Nichols, “So the sidewalks, we're currently proposing 10-foot wide, shared-use hike and bike … the maximum launch you want is five percent.

The cost work sheet as part of the packet for this meeting can be found at: https://kennedaletx.portal.civicclerk.com/event/3199/files/attachment/10862 . It clearly states a 200-foot bridge (X 90 feet wide, 1800 sq. ft.).

[Commentary: This is where the numbers DO NOT MATCH!!! A 5% grade means it increases 5 feet vertically for every 100 feet horizontally. If you need to go up 30 feet and maintain only a 5% grade, you need 600 feet. So, since you must both ascend and descend, YOU ARE TALKING A BRIDGE OF 1200 FEET!!! Cost estimates at this point have only been for a 200- foot bridge. To ascend and descend 30 feet with a 200-foot bridge means the grade would need to be at 30% grade!!! When/If this thing ever gets designed properly, I have to believe you will see some major, major sticker shock.]