Preliminary design work will begin for the Bedford Road bridge project after Colleyville City Council approved a $313,400 contract with Halff Associates Inc., an infrastructure consulting firm.

The details: The project includes elevating Bedford Road out of the Little Bear Creek floodplain between Somerset Boulevard and Saddlebrook Drive.

Halff Associates will do an analysis of how Little Bear Creek water affects the road, then complete the environmental and design services needed for the project, according to city documents.

The preliminary design work is expected to take six months, Assistant City Manager Adrienne Lothery said.

What else? In addition to the $313,400, the contract with Halff Associates includes an additional payment of up to $10,000 for reimbursable expenses, which could include supplies, transportation and equipment, per city documents.

The funding source for this project is the drainage funds, according to city documents.

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated announced it closed its merger with Cadence Bank on Feb. 2.

The details: Huntington Bancshares shared an Oct. 27 news release stating that it would acquire Cadence Bank, which has 390 locations throughout the southern U.S. The release states that with the acquisition, Huntington will not close any existing Cadence Bank branches. According to the Cadence Bank website, there are 14 locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including in Celina, Plano, McKinney and Southlake.

The merger was completed and Huntington Bank has added locations in Texas and Mississippi. According to its website, Huntington Bank is now the eighth-largest bank in Texas.

What to know: Cadence Bank had regional headquarters in Houston and Tupelo, Mississippi. Huntington Bancshares was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

• 6001 Windhaven Parkway, Ste. 100, Plano; 2300 Eldorado Parkway, McKinney; 320 S. Preston Road, Celina; 1000 E. SH 114, Southlake

Trinity Metro announced that train service to Fort Worth will be altered for five weeks between February and March.

The details: Starting Feb. 15, due to safety enhancements at Fort Worth Central Station, TEXRail service will be adjusted on select Sundays for service to and from the Fort Worth Central Station and Fort Worth T&P Station, according to its website.
Service adjustment dates and times:

• Feb. 15, 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Feb. 22, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• March 1, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• March 8, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• March 15, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Stay updated on five road projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Collin County
1. Craig Road construction
Project: The project will construct a three-lane road from Preston Road to First Street.
Update: The project is in the design phase and expected to start construction later this summer.

• Timeline: summer 2026-winter 2027
• Cost: $5.09 million
• Funding source: town of Prosper

• Timeline: Work started the week of Feb. 2 and will take six weeks to complete.
• Cost: $182,995.5
• Funding source: city of Grapevine