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What happened to the deck parks planned over I-30 near downtown & convention center?
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· August 11, 2026
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One chilly weekend in January, excavators began transforming what is normally one of Dallas’ most congested roads – Interstate 30 – to make way for the $888 million Canyon project. The work kicked off an effort to widen the downtown thoroughfare for a growing North Texas, but also to install colu...
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Key takeaway The work kicked off an effort to widen the downtown thoroughfare for a growing North Texas, but also to install colu...
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What is this story about? One chilly weekend in January, excavators began transforming what is normally one of Dallas’ most congested roads – Interstate 30 – to make way for the $888 million Canyon project. The work kicked off an effort to widen the downtown thoroughfare for a growing North Texas, but also to install colu...
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