Local and county officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of Harvest Way from the Harvest community into the Ridge at Northlake on Tuesday.
The road is now officially open from 17th Street to Briarwood Road which goes up to Robson Ranch Road, giving residents another exit and providing quicker access to emergency services.
ESD#1 Fire Chief Mac Hohenberger said growth within his service territory resulted in a high level of calls at Station 514 and the new route will enable his team to deliver services faster.
“This is going to give us a 3–4-minute quicker response to Robson Ranch and neighboring communities, which is going to increase patients’ odds for survival by 30 to 40 percent,” Hohenberger said. “The help of Commissioner Edmondson in getting this road in is really going to help folks’ outcomes.”
Plans for Cleveland Gibbs Road include direct access to Robson Ranch Road from Harvest, but construction is not anticipated for several years, said Precinct 4 Commissioner Dianne Edmondson. So, she spoke with Harvest developer Hillwood and others about extending Harvest Way to create a direct route to Robson Ranch Road to serve a large number of residents moving into surrounding developments.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, fire station personnel led a caravan of emergency vehicles to drive the new road.
“The best things happen when we all work together on one team,” Commissioner Edmondson said.
