From the cover
Paving new ground
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY & COLBY FARR
The context
The overview
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O cials have not nalized plans for develop- ment along the tollway. Prosper o cials want to maintain a small- town feel, said Mary Ann Moon, Prosper Economic Development Corporation executive director. In Celina, Tubbs said he would like to see commercial and mixed-use o ce space through the corridor similar to Frisco. Celina Methodist Hospital will be the rst major development along the new tollway at the corner of Dallas Parkway and FM 428 when it opens in early 2025.
The North Texas Tollway Authority’s board of directors approved a construction contract with Sinacola in December for the expansion project, which is budgeted at about $460 million. The project will extend the Dallas North Tollway main lanes about 6 miles north from US 380 to FM 428 in Celina. Media Relations Manager Michael Rey said this project is part of the NTTA’s e ort to improve traveling conditions for its customers. As the population continues to grow north of US 380, the extension will provide a convenient route for people to travel, he said. When the project nishes, it’s going to drastically improve tra c at intersections along the tollway, Prosper’s Engineering Services Director Hulon Webb said. Overpasses will be constructed at: • First Street • Prosper Trail • Frontier Parkway An overpass is planned for Lovers Lane though the intersection hasn’t been built out yet, Webb said. Prosper sta are working with Celina sta on preparing the Frontier Parkway intersection. “I was in Frisco when they were expanding north
CELINA RD.
428
428
DNT TOLL
Celina
FRONTIER PKWY.
Dallas North Tollway tra c (average cars per day) More than 100,000 cars on average are projected to travel the Dallas North Tollway corridor in both directions between US 380 and First Street.
107,000 (projected)
PARVIN RD.
W. PROSPER TRL.
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36,000
LOVERS LN.
FIRST ST.
18,000
12,636
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2019
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of [SH] 121, so this feels just like deja vu here,” he said. “It’ll be a game-changer.”
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NOTE: DATA FOR 2020 22 WAS NOT PROVIDED SOURCES: CITY OF PROSPER, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITY IMPACT
Future lane breakdown
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Drivers will probably experience lane closures throughout the project similar to when DNT over US 380 was under construction between 2020 and 2023, Webb said. Prosper o cials will work with NTTA to minimize lane closures during construction, he said. “There’s still just a lot of cars, and going down to one lane for a limited period of time is going to have an impact on tra c,” he said.
Frontage
Highway
Frontage
Looking ahead
A construction start date has not been determined yet for the project but it is slated to start this spring, Rey said. When the project gets underway, commuters can track progress and road closures via the NTTA’s website.
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SOURCE: NORTH TEXAS TOLL AUTHORITYCOMMUNITY IMPACT
February 2020: DNT construction starts on the US 380 overpass March 2023: Overpass opens December 2023: Dallas North Tollway awards contracts for DNT extension from US 380 to FM 428 Spring 2024: Construction to start on main lanes extension 2027: Design of extension from FM 428 to Grayson County line expected to start 2028: Extension to FM 428 scheduled to open
2020
What they’re saying
2021
2022
2023
“It is a great opportunity for development and the generation for sales tax revenue, but we want to make sure
“As Celina gets more and more on the map regionally, [Dallas North
2024
Tollway] will de nitely provide quicker access.” RYAN TUBBS, CELINA MAYOR
it ts with the vision of the community.” MARY ANN MOON, PROSPER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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2026
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SOURCE: NORTH TEXAS TOLLWAY AUTHORITY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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