BY COLBY FARR
The cost
Diving in deeper
Looking ahead
“Typically, when you do take a roadway off-system like that, TxDOT tries to reconstruct that roadway so when the city takes it off-system, it’s a brand new asset.” GARY GRAHAM, ENGINEERING DIRECTOR FOR MCKINNEY The city would be responsible for long- term maintenance of SH 5 but would have more control over adding enhancements like street lights or crosswalks, Beller said. Any city can ask TxDOT to turn over a roadway to the local jurisdiction, Graham said. Once the roadway is reconstructed, the city could potentially pull SH 5 off TxDOT’s highway system and locally maintain it, though that process would come later, city officials said.
Spur 399 extension project cost
2025: Spur 399 widening project starts 2028: SH 5 reconstruction scheduled to start 2029: Spur 399 widening project scheduled to finish 2031: SH 5 reconstruction scheduled to finish
Segment A: $157M Segment B: $214M Segment C: $612M
$983M total
SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The Spur 399 extension is funded by a mix of federal and state money, including a portion of funding from the state’s Clear Lanes fund, Schein said. The fund supports projects that are address- ing traffic congestion. TxDOT officials are also planning a $52 million project to reconstruct SH 5, which will include reconstruction of the existing road and sidewalks. McKinney Engineering Director Gary Graham said the city is completing utility relocations, and that project is expected to be awarded for con- struction in 2028.
SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The first Spur 399 segment is expected to be completed in summer 2029, Schein said. Several traffic shifts are expected as construction crews expand the road, with the first in spring 2026. Design is still underway for the second and third Spur 399 construction segments, with no construction start date set.
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