Transportation
BY COLBY FARR
380 Concrete repairs slated for Eldorado, Virginia parkways
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traveling through the roadway,” Gillingham said. Diving in deeper Eldorado Parkway was constructed between 1987 and 1996, and is made of 8-inch concrete pan- els. Virginia Parkway was built between 1988 and 1991. Portions of the roadway are made of 9-inch concrete panels while others are made of 8-inch concrete panels. The expected lifespan of both roads is 30-50 years. The roadways are 30-40 years old and have seen “significant” traffic, Gillingham said. Aging concrete roads can see pothole, cracks and subgrade failure. Replacing the concrete panels falls under rehabilitation of the road, but officials will eventually have to plan for recon- struction of the road. “By doing the panel replacements, we’re extending the life of that pavement but at some point, ... infrastructure doesn’t last forever,” Gillingham said.
Construction crews are expected to begin replacing concrete panels along Eldorado Parkway and Virginia Parkway the week of June 23, accord- ing to the city of McKinney’s website. In a nutshell McKinney Public Works Director Ryan Gilling- ham broke down the upcoming project for McK- inney City Council during a May 20 work session. Council members approved up to $9.2 million in April for the construction work. In addition to panel replacements, both roads will be restriped and any broken curbs will be repaired. The project is expected to take one year to com- plete and will include work on different segments along both roads, according to a staff presentation. While the project may be disruptive to traffic, the contractor will break up work to avoid closing all lanes within a single segment, Gillingham said. “We want to be very aware of ways to minimize that disruption to residents and people that are
Number of vehicles per day
30,121
39,543
20,930
RIDGE RD.
75
ELDORADO PKWY.
24,422
31,230
STONEBRIDGE DR.
24,285
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Panel replacement vs. reconstruction
Reconstruction cost
Panel replacement cost $3.5M
Road
Eldorado Parkway Virginia Parkway
$38.5M $4.8M $45.1M
SOURCE: CITY OF MCKINNEY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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