Paving Plano From the cover
Two-minute impact
Plano overlay projects Completed overlay 2024-25 overlay Future overlay
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Arterial overlay projects on sections of Los Rios Boulevard, Plano Parkway and East Parker Road finished late 2024, while three more projects are set to complete in the first half of 2025. Those three projects funded by the 2021 bond on Hedgcoxe Road from Custer Road to Preston Road, Parker Road between Preston and Parkwood Boulevard and Midway Road between Park Boulevard and Parkway are currently on hold due to winter weather, but expected to start back up in “late March or early April,” Bekele said. Additionally, a contract for work on sections of Independence Parkway and Alma Drive will go to council for approval on Feb. 24. Director of Public Works Abby Owens said that half of the city’s roads are more than 30 years old, and “preventative maintenance treatments” are needed to avoid road deterioration that requires more extensive reconstruction.
MCDERMOTT DR.
MAIN ST.
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HEDGCOXE RD.
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CUSTER RD.
LEGACY DR.
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PARKWOOD BLVD.
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PRESTON RD.
PARK BLVD.
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SOURCE: CITY OF PLANO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Why it matters
Life span of a road
While creating more road work in the short term, the arterial overlay process is meant to extend the lifespan of Plano’s roads. Bekele said the arterial overlays are meant to protect the asphalt from deterioration, and last about 15-20 years before needing maintenance. Streets that undergo a concrete replacement without an overlay would need maintenance every five years, on average. “It’s way too much disruption for the public if we have to go back that frequently,” Bekele said.
1 + 2 Concrete repairs alone: 5 years
1 + 2 + 3 Concrete repairs and arterial overlay: 15-20 years
Panels of road that need to be replaced are removed. 1
Concrete is poured back. 2
An emulsion layer is put down, and a machine called a spray paver applies the overlay. 3
SOURCE: PLANO SENIOR ENGINEER SAMSON BEKELE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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