CSJ 0918-47-209 - Cedar Hill - Safe Routes to School

The City of Cedar Hill completed a $1,600,000 sidewalk construction project across various city streets in Dallas County. Filed under the name CSJ 0918-47-209 - Cedar Hill - Safe Routes to School, this new construction effort added 93,411 square feet of new pavement to address missing walkways near local schools. The primary goal was to provide children with a safe route to and from home and school by building sidewalks along roads where they were previously absent.

Kimley-Horn served as the design firm of record for this infrastructure improvement. The project utilized public funds and took place on public land within the City of Cedar Hill. With a computed cost of $17 per square foot, the project's per-unit cost is below the Dallas County median of $125 per square foot for similar new construction filings. The total estimated cost is above the county median of $950,000, reflecting the significant scale of the 93,411-square-foot build-out.

Timeline and Regulatory Status

Construction began in October 2021, following a TDLR registration in July 2021. The scheduled build window was 243 days, a duration close to the Dallas County median of 243 days for new construction projects. The filing indicated a completion date of June 2022. TDLR closed the project file in June 2022, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. This status confirms that the regulatory oversight for the accessibility components of the project has concluded.

The City of Cedar Hill has registered six other projects with TDLR, totaling $9,346,884. These include the Cedar Hill Fire Department Headquarters and the Cedar Hill Downtown Streets project. Kimley-Horn, the design firm for this sidewalk project, has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $35,230,549. These other projects span various Texas cities, including Panhandle, Addison, and Midlothian, indicating the firm's broad activity in the region.

For context, the ZIP code 75104 area has a population of about 49,425 residents according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this area is $91,147, and the median owner-occupied home value is $274,900. Housing in this area is mostly owner-occupied, with approximately 17,365 housing units. The Dallas County unemployment rate was 3.3 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier, providing a snapshot of the local labor market during the period following this project's completion.