UNDERWAY IMPROVEMENTS Work began in April in Denton County to widen US 380 from Frisco to I-35 in Denton. It is projected to last three years.
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PROPOSED TYPICAL SECTION US 380 will be widened to six lanes with a raised median.
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Denton County Commissioner Ryan Williams, whose precinct includes Frisco, said improving US 380 has “been long overdue.” “We have experienced an amazing amount of growth along [US] 380, and more is coming. Widening [US] 380 first and foremost makes this a safer highway and will undoubtedly save lives,” he said. “Beyond that, it will save our residents a lot of valuable time getting to and from work and play.” The Texas Department of Transpor- tation project includes widening US 380 from US 377 to just west of the Col- lin County Line in Frisco. In addition, five bridges will be constructed at key intersections along the corridor. Work also began last year on a $20.6 million project to add a raised median with left- and right-turn lanes from Loop 288 to the US 377 and US 380 intersection in Denton. Both segments of work are expected to be complete in 2025, TxDOT offi- cials said. A ‘critical’ corridor Out of more than 1,800 roadways measured in Texas, a 2021 study from the Texas A&M Transportation Insti- tute ranked US 380 from US 377 to the Dallas North Tollway as the 43rd most congested roadway in the state.
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US 380 carries about 46,000 cars a day, according to TxDOT data. This is almost as much as I-35W in Denton, which experiences about 48,000 cars a day. US 380 is the largest east-west corridor in the county, Williams said. Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney said he has spent years hearing people talk about the problems on US 380 as the road people take to get to work or access services, not just in Frisco but across the region. “That’s a major growth corridor for the city of Frisco,” he said. “When we hear residents complain about traffic in Frisco, quite frankly, a lot of our traf- fic issues are people driving through Frisco to get to other places.” And traffic is expected to increase. The new Professional Golfers Associa- tion of America headquarters in Frisco is opening later this year and will be located off US 380, west of the Dallas North Tollway. The first tournament will be held next year, and the Frisco
add a raised median to reduce cross- over accidents and also build five grade-separated interchanges. These will be constructed at Navo Road, FM 720, FM 423, Teel Parkway and Legacy Parkway. “[The interchanges create] a ‘super street’ that is the next classification of roadway below a freeway,” Williams said. Construction will be divided into three phases, with each phase set to last about a year, said TxDOT Public Information Officer Kendall Kirkham Sloan. In the first phase that began April 20, traffic switched to the north side of US 380 as crews work on the south side of the road. In the second phase this will alternate, with traffic on the south and construction on the north. The final phase will consist of grade separations and construction of the raised median, she said. “Each phase will focus on working
Senior PGA championship will be held in 2027, the mayor said. “We’re going to need the ability to move hundreds and thousands of peo- ple … to host these types of events,” Cheney said. “[US] 380 and that infra- structure being complete is a critical component.” While Frisco adds projects, the county overall is increasing in popu- lation. Between 2010 and 2020, Den- ton County grew more than 36%, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. TxDOT studies show the pop- ulation in the area of US 380 from I-35 to the Collin County Line has grown 92% from 2010-20 and is expected to continue to rise at a rapid pace. “It’s just a critical project,” Cheney said. Work being done Crews are working to build an additional travel lane in each direc- tion from US 377 to the county line,
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