Developers have kicked off construction on a major residential community just east of Dallas, hoping to hitch a ride on demand for moderately priced new homes. The 1,850-home Gateway Parks project on U.S. Highway 80 in Forney is the biggest section yet in a larger development in the works for more than a decade. The…
Dallas oilman W. Herbert Hunt is building a bridge. So far his project hasn’t attracted nearly as much attention as the one named for his late sister, Margaret Hunt Hill. But just like that Dallas landmark, Hunt’s project — on U.S. Highway 80 east of Dallas — is expected to spur development in a large…
Construction is set to begin in May on a new bridge in Forney that will open more than 2,000 acres of undeveloped land for commercial and residential construction. W. Herbert Hunt, the City of Forney and the Regional Transportation Council are contributing to a public-private partnership to build the Gateway Bridge over U.S. Highway 80…