East Fort Worth gateway sign on track to welcome drivers in spring 2026

Article by David Moreno of the Fort Worth Report

Rendering of State Highway 121 Art project
Final artist’s rendering of the “State Highway 121 Art Project” on Texas Highway 121 in east Fort Worth shows cars passing a gateway sign as they drive west into downtown. (Courtesy image | Arts Fort Worth)

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The $1 million Fort Worth gateway sign welcoming drivers to the city is on track to be complete this spring after 20 years in development.  

The State Highway 121 Art Project that features the city’s name spelled out in 10-foot steel letters from west of Maxine Street to Beach Street on Texas State Highway 121 will be finished in May 2026, said Anne Allen, public art project manager with Arts Fort Worth. 

Seeing the project near completion is like seeing your child go off to college, said Allen, who has overseen the gateway for 18 years. 

Steel letters are currently being fabricated and will be installed in early March. The sign will feature the H at the end of Fort Worth closer to the frontage road and the F closer to downtown.  Read the rest of the article here.

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