Frequently Asked Questions

Original estimates were 12-18 months. Given the exceptionally speedy progress of SYB Construction, it is now estimated 12-15 months to complete the project.

The Miracle Mile Improvements Project is set to enhance the outdated, significantly aged infrastructure in the area, as well as improve accessibility and safety for all residents and visitors. The initiative includes roadway, sidewalk, traffic signal and landscaping upgrades. These enhancements will replace underground infrastructure, improve traffic flow and traffic safety, alleviate congestion, and increase total parking spaces, ensuring a more functional and attractive area for residents and visitors alike. This project will equip Miracle Mile for a sustainable future and the next several generations to come.

In 2018, engineering firm Huitt-Zollars was hired to perform several work authorizations for studies and designs for improvement projects around the City of UP, including Miracle Mile. Throughout 2019, stakeholder meetings, public meetings, parking studies and multiple surveys for business owners, business patrons, residents and more were conducted specific to Miracle Mile improvements. After City Council approved the project in September 2019, coordination began with the City of Dallas and Dallas County, along with continued design development. Final plans were submitted in December 2024, and the construction contract with SYB Construction was approved in March 2025. Public meetings outlining construction details were held in April 2025, ahead of the project's start in May.

Since 2019, information about the project has been included in the City’s annual reports, in City Council meetings, on the City’s website and in newsletters.

Pending weather, Lovers Lane is scheduled to be repaved and open before schools start in the fall. This was a strategic decision by the City to complete the most disruptive piece of the project during the much slower summer months.

Please use the FREE public parking along Scotland Yard baseball field, as well as the 4141 gravel parking lot just beyond the baseball field on Lovers Lane. There is no time limit in these locations. The City is also attempting to collaborate with private property owners to add more temporary parking options.

Parking in front of businesses will be disrupted in a staggered method once Lovers Lane is paved and opened to traffic again (around late August). Meaning, not all parking will be affected at once. 

At the end of the project, there will be 13 more parking spaces than there were before in Miracle Mile. All parking spaces will be compliant with standards and able to fit the average vehicle.

From now until the end of August, the City has invested in a golf cart shuttle service for visitors and employees. If you park in the free public parking at Scotland Yard baseball field or in lot 4141, you can call or text 469-515-4701 and the shuttle will pick you up and drop you off at your destination. You may also call the shuttle when you are ready to head back to your car.

Visitors also report using Uber or Lyft as an efficient and hassle-free way to navigate construction.

The City of UP has several methods of supporting the local businesses that make our city special. These include providing a shuttle for employees and visitors, regular email communications, hand delivered construction notices before each new phase of construction, town hall meetings, shareable videos and posts on social media, signage placement, and strategic media outreach to hyperlocal news, influencers and media personalities to keep the public informed and help spread the word that businesses remain open during construction.

While offering a tax relief is not approved for this project, the City is committed to working with businesses to alleviate what it can. This includes securing a shuttle for employees and visitors, opening public parking adjacent to the businesses, regular email communications, social media awareness, placing signage, building media awareness, and even one-on-one meetings with businesses to explore additional ways to support.

The City has placed multiple speed limit signs (15 mph) throughout the construction zone. UP Police Department will be making additional rounds in the area for safety. The City is also working on placing large digital speed monitors or flashing speed signs in the construction zone that alert drivers they are over the speed limit.

Speed bumps are not feasible for this area, as emergency vehicles must be able to pass through without speed bumps.

The contractor is performing work at night at specific times, as conditions allow, but we cannot perform all the work at night due to the adjacent residential neighborhood. It is a noise issue and quality control concern

1. Ensure you are signed up for the City’s email communications. These go out weekly, at a minimum, and provide you with the most important updates and changes you need to know about.

2. Follow the City of UP on social media. We post helpful videos and construction alerts to help businesses and customers navigate this project. Always feel free to share our posts to help spread information.

3. The City hand delivers construction notices to all businesses when it moves into a new phase of construction or has a significant adjustment that needs to be communicated.