Transportation
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
Roadwork continues around new city hall Infrastructure improvements on roadways around McKinney’s new municipal complex are underway, with some portions nearing comple- tion, city staff said. The specifics The $13 million project includes improvements to various elements of infrastructure along East Virginia Street and Throckmorton Street. The scope of work includes street, drainage, utility, pedestrian and lighting improvements, Capital Improvement Projects Manager Blake Sills said. The intersection of Throckmorton and East Virginia Streets will also see the addition of a single-land roundabout. The project, which was funded entirely by the city, was a result of recommendations of a street and traffic study completed as part of the prepa- rations for the new city hall. Construction on the
Railroad project gets $3.1M federal grant A project to create a grade separation at a railroad crossing in north McKinney has received a $3.1 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration, a Jan. 10 news release states. The details The award includes up to $3,139,500 for a grade separation project on McIntyre Road, where it crosses Dallas Area Rapid Transit railroad tracks, which would include creating a bridge over the existing tracks. The project was selected due its alignment with the program’s goal of enhancing safety and connectivity while also reducing future incidents at railroad crossings. Over $79 million was awarded to six Texas projects through the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program.
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project began in March 2024. What’s happening Portions of East Virginia Street and
Throckmorton Street remain closed while under- ground utility work and street paving commences. Throckmorton Street and the roundabout are both expected to open to traffic by the end of February, Sills said. The entire project is expected to be completed by late summer.
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