Bypass process begins From the cover
Diving in deeper
Impacted businesses
US 380 bypass
2478
Prosper
The various projects along the roadway, which have been in progress for more than five years, are expected to accommodate future growth while also increasing the level of service of the current roadway, Schein said. Portions of roadway currently have a level of service ranked “F” on an A-F scale, indicating significant delays and unstable traffic conditions during peak traffic times. The Texas Transportation Institute named the McKinney portion of the roadway as 44th most congested roadway in the state, causing over 120,000 annual hours of delay per mile, according to TxDOT documents. The roadway also saw higher crash rates than the statewide average for highways. As the county’s population continues to grow, an increase in congestion and crashes would be expected along the roadway at its current capac- ity, which is an identified cause for the roadway expansion project, TxDOT documents state. “Collin County is so good that it just continues to attract people,” Daugherty said. “I don’t know what’s going to stop that growth.”
FIRST ST.
380
VIRGINIA PKWY.
Frisco
McKinney
5
75
289
DNT TOLL
Approximately 38 businesses are expected to be impacted.
MAIN ST.
121
MAP NOT TO SCALE N
SOURCES: 3NATIVES MCKINNEY, JASON’S DELI, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WHITE RHINO COFFEE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The specifics
2023, TxDOT officials have begun right-of-way acquisitions for properties and land parcels in the path of the planned road construction in McKinney. The alignment favored Prosper. “The new US 380 alignment will transform Prosper, driving economic growth on the east side by improving access for both residents and businesses,” Prosper Mayor David Bristol said in an email. “This direct route will enhance quality of life and position Prosper as a thriving hub in North Texas.” Bristol said the project represents progress and preparation for the future to help benefit residents in the long run. “As Prosper continues to grow rapidly, this project is essential to ensuring we have the infrastructure needed to support that growth responsibly and sustainably,” he said.
Ahead of population growth in the area, planning work on the US 380 bypass is underway, which will create an eight-lane controlled access freeway with frontage roads routed through north McKinney. The project will also include constructing a six- lane highway with frontage roads through Frisco and Prosper, as well as other expansions to the roadway in Princeton and Farmersville. The Collin County-wide project is expected to cost nearly $8 billion, according to TxDOT. Evaluation of the roadway was initially requested by the county’s commissioners following a 2019 planning session for the county’s transportation infrastructure, said Clarence Daugherty, director of engineering for Collin County. Following a final decision on the alignment of the US 380 bypass in September
Collin County population growth
Projected growth Actual growth
1.5M
1.22M
1.2M
1.05M
900K
0
2021 2022 2023 2024
2018 2019 2020
SOURCES: COLLIN COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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