Transportation
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
Roadway reconstruction to progress near future city hall
maximum price of $10.65 million for the project, with the difference from the initial bid represent- ing contingency funds. Also of note The phased construction will be coordinated with construction underway on Louisiana Street to the south to maintain mobility in the area, McKin- ney Director of Engineering Gary Graham said. “We’re going to make sure Virginia [Street] stays open until Louisiana [Street] is completed, and ... then we’ll be able to start shifting that construc- tion work up to Virginia [Street],” Graham said at the Dec. 5 meeting. The project also includes a raised crossing on East Virginia Street in front of the new city hall, which will cause cars to slow down while crossing the 6-inch raised platform, Graham said. Other improvements will include sidewalks, fencing, lighting and drainage.
Streets adjacent to McKinney’s new city hall are expected to be reconstructed in the year prior to the opening of the new municipal facility. McKinney City Council members unanimously approved awarding a construction contract for the project at a Dec. 5 council meeting. A closer look The project will include three phases of con- struction on parts of Virginia Street and Throck- morton Street. Construction is expected to begin in January and be completed within the construction con- tracts’ 347-day duration, which ends in late 2024. Diving deeper City Council members unanimously approved awarding the construction contract to Addison, Texas-based DDM Construction, which submitted the lowest bid at nearly $9.3 million. The approved resolution also included a
Construction phases 1 Constructing Throckmorton Street from Lamar Street to just north of the intersection with East Virginia Street 2 Constructing East Virginia Street from SH 5 to Main Street 3 Constructing a roundabout at the intersection of East Virginia Street and Throckmorton Street
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SOURCE: CITY OF MCKINNEY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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