BY CONNOR PITTMAN
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What you need to know
Flower Mound officials are also working with Grapevine on an easement to allow three eastbound lanes and two westbound lanes on Lakeside Parkway between town limits and SH 121 to further enhance the road’s capacity. The entire project will cost $14.2 million, with Denton County contributing $9.5 million.
S. GARDEN RIDGE BLVD.
Lakeside Parkway project & traffic counts
22,009
13,590
10,934
8,603
New traffic signal
SILVERON BLVD.
Vehicles per day on road segments
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November 2025: Flower Mound Town Council approves funding for Lakeside Parkway pavement repairs February 2026: Lakeside Parkway pavement repair project starts Late July 2026: completion of Lakeside Parkway pavement repairs Summer 2026: Lakeside Parkway widening begins
SOURCE: TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
10,934 increased truck traffic and future development, Hotelling added. Because of increased traffic from 2021-2025, Flower Mound officials said the roadway does not meet recommended standards of a major arterial as outlined in the town’s thoroughfare plan. “There is increased traffic volume in the area, and currently Lakeside Parkway does not meet the cross-section of a major arterial roadway,” said Dale Crown, Flower Mound assistant director of engineering, in an email.
The second project funded by county officials is a widening of Lakeside Parkway in Flower Mound from four to six lanes. The project spans from FM 2499 to the town’s eastern border. The project also includes adding two traffic signals at the intersection of Lakeside Parkway and Silveron Boulevard and Lakeside and Enterprise Drive to better manage increased traffic conges- tion, said Matthew Hotelling, Flower Mound’s assistant director of public works. Additional signals along Lakeside are necessary because of
Summer 2027: Lakeside Parkway widening complete
SOURCES: DENTON COUNTY, TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
What’s next
Funding for road projects Denton County funds
Local funds
access,” Bobbie Mitchell, Denton County Precinct 3 commissioner, said in an email. TxDOT officials are still working to identify funding for the FM 407 widening and do not have a timeline for that project at this time, Grant said. Crown said the Lakeside Parkway widening will begin in the late summer.
Sharing the funding for local road projects increases mobility and “efficiently uses taxpayer dollars,” Crown said. Without county funds, Flower Mound officials said other projects could be delayed. “These voter-approved funds allow us to work with our towns and cities on road projects that are important within their communities for better transportation
$15M
$4.7M
$10M
$9.5M
$5M
FM 407 breakout $3.03M
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Lakeside Parkway
SOURCES: DENTON COUNTY, TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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as the Marcus Chapter President of the Texas Association of Future Educators. My dad has always pushed me to be a good leader. He says, ‘If you want to be a leader, look behind you and see who’s following you. Everyone can be a leader.’ My favorite activities are spending time with family and friends, cheerleading, being active, and going to new places.”
Many of my teachers have played an important role in my life by modeling the characteristics I hope to have when I become a teacher.
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