REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
NEEDING LANES The Texas Department of Transportation has identi ed the Blue Alternative, consisting of Segments A, C and E, as its preferred alignment for the US 380 bypass project in north McKinney. The bypass alignment is routed through a high- growth area of Collin County with an abundance of existing and planned development, which are areas of interest. Development SEGMENT A
ERWIN PARK
201
BAXTER WELL RD.
Zoning Preliminary plat Plats
$957.8M
5
201
SEGMENT E
123
$784.2M
1461
123
COLLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
164
Site plans
161
Alignments
BLOOMDALE RD.
1461
Preferred alignment
MCKINNEY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
SEGMENT C
WILMETH RD.
124
$1.13B
Area of interest
MAINGATE THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP
WILMETH RD.
MCKINNEY FIRE STATION 9
143
TUCKER HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
THE CHASE AT WILSON CREEK DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY AVE.
380
380
2933
1827
75
VIRGINIA DR.
5
380
AIRPORT DR.
MAP NOT TO SCALE N
STONEBRIDGE DR.
22 RESIDENTIAL, 35 COMMERCIAL & 10 OTHER potential displacements
662 ACRES estimated to be acquired through right of way
114,400 daily travelers on US 380 by 2050
411% increase in crashes on US 380 between 2012-2019
SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY IMPACT
TxDOT moves toward decision on US 380 bypass amid split opinions
A record of decision, which will nalize the route for the bypass, is expected to be released by the end of 2023. If project funding is secured, con- struction could begin as soon as 2027. TxDOT has identi ed the Blue Alterna- tive as its preferred route, consisting of Segments A, C and E. McKinney o - cials and community members prefer routes that incorporate various seg- ments that have been presented. The project began in 2016 when the Collin County Commissioners Court determined additional freeway infra- structure was needed in the area, according to Collin County Director of Engineering Clarence Daugherty. The region’s growth was a primary factor in determining the need for
the bypass, Daugherty said. Between 2010 and 2020, Collin County grew by about 36% to over 1 million residents, according the U.S. Census Bureau. The court presented the project to TxDOT, which moved forward with a feasibility study in 2017, Daugherty said. TxDOT o cials have since consid- ered the project along US 380, includ- ing portions spanning well outside of McKinney’s borders. “We’re looking at this as a regional picture; we’re trying to go from Den- ton to Greenville,” Schein said. The bypass would consist of an eight-lane, controlled-access freeway with two-lane frontage roads in each direction.
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
north McKinney. TxDOT o cials conducted a public hearing period for the project’s envi- ronmental impact statement from January-April, with both virtual and in-person opportunities for the public to provide feedback. Following this period, TxDOT o - cials will continue with further analysis of the alignments along with consider- ing the public feedback, TxDOT Public Information O cer Madison Schein said.
Collin County resident Amber Block and several of her neighbors could soon be living adjacent to a new eight- lane freeway due to the planned US 380 bypass project. Block has lived on 11 acres of land in McKinney’s extraterritorial jurisdic- tion for over a decade. Roughly half of her property could be obtained by right-of-way acquisition as part of the Texas Department of Transportation’s roughly 15-mile freeway planned for
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