Plano North - January 2026

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Health & wellness

BY JACQUELYN BURRER

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3 Harrington Park renovations Project: Harrington Park is set to see improved trail connections, a new playground, pavilion, pickleball courts and multi-use eld. Update: A ood study has been submitted, and renovation plans are currently on hold due to errors in the bid form, according to the city’s website. • Location: 401 W. 16th Street, Plano • Timeline: TBD • Cost: $5.38 million 4 Shady Brook Trail improvements Project: Several projects are underway along the trail to improve erosion issues, including repairing a damaged section of the trail near Midway Road and improvements to a retaining wall at Woodland Creek Drive. Update: Plano City Council approved a $180,000 contract for design services needed to renovate the section near Riverside Drive. • Location: Spring Creek Parkway and Midway Road, Plano • Timeline: fall 2025-TBD • Cost: $4.59 million (combined project costs) 5 Longhorn Park renovation Project: The playground is being renovated to include shade structure, walkways and irrigation improvements.

Update: Construction is underway and is expected to be completed by September 2026.

HARRINGTON PARK

OAK PARK AND NATURE PRESERVE

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ARBOR HILLS NATURE PRESERVE

• Location: 1100 Colgate Place, Plano • Timeline: July 2025-September 2026 • Cost: $1.91 million

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6 Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve improvements Project: The project will include building a maintenance facility and implementing phased park improvements for trail connections and park facilities. Update: Several trails will be closed while construction is underway. • Location: 5901 Los Rios Boulevard, Plano • Timeline: November 2025-December 2026 • Cost: $26.25 million (combined project costs) 7 Los Rios Park Trail Project: The project will construct about two miles of trail and connections to Cottonwood Creek Greenbelt and Bob Woodru South Trail. Update: Construction is expected to begin in 2027. • Location: 1700 Country Club Drive, Plano • Timeline: 2027-TBD • Cost: $8 million

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8 Arbor Hills Nature Preserve erosion control

1 Bruce Glasscock Park Project: The new 7.1-acre park near Legacy West is planned to include walking trails, a pavilion, terraced lawn spaces and more. Update: Construction is expected to begin in early 2026, according to the city’s website. • Location: 7383 Communications Parkway, Plano • Timeline: early 2026-November 2027 • Cost: $7.95 million

2 Chisholm Trail extension Project: The project will extend Chisholm Trail past W. 15th Street to the Collin Creek Mall site ring road. Update: Additional creek stabilization updates have been added to the project, and construction is estimated to start in spring 2026. • Location: W. 15th Street and U.S. 75, Plano • Timeline: spring 2026-TBD • Cost: $366,474

Plano residents can expect to see erosion control and rehabilitation projects underway over the next few years as city ocials work to address ongoing streambank erosion issues. The city began addressing erosion concerns after a 2022 citywide study identied more than 3,000 locations with varying levels of erosion. Of those, 42 locations were deemed “critical,” while another 604 locations had erosion assessments between critical to medium. Several parks and trails will be impacted by construction work as the city works to make improvements.

Project: The city is working to address erosion issues at the northeastern pedestrian bridge. Update: Plano City Council previously approved a $1.2 million contract Aug. 11 to fund erosion control work at the pedestrian bridge and main entrance.

• Location: 6701 W. Parker Road, Plano • Timeline: September 2025-April 2026 • Cost: $2.07 million

PLANO 5930 West Park Blvd (972) 250-0500 PLANO NORTH 5420 State Hwy 121 (469) 687-2581

ALLEN 1839 N Central Expy (972) 908-3488 EAST PLANO 3404 N Central Expy (972) 423-6688

COIT ROAD 1453 Coit Rd (972) 867-2821