TIMELINE PROJECT
Connection to Collin County plans Collin County officials are discuss- ing a proposed freeway bypass for US 380 within county limits that would divert traffic from US 380 to a freeway running north and then traveling east before coming back south and rejoin- ing with US 380 at FM 1827 in McKin- ney. A recommended alignment has not been decided, however. In contrast, there is no need for a bypass for US 380 between Denton and the Denton County/Collin County line, Williams said. Cheney credited the city’s foresight and the ability of City Manager George Purefoy to ensuring Frisco’s right-of- way along US 380 was established and that development did not occur on top of what could be future work zones. “We were really pushing to get the Frisco portion done, because we were prepared for it, and our citizens are wanting it and needing it, as are our neighbors to the north,” Cheney said. For the project underway now, the main negative economic effects will be felt in Cross Roads and Little Elm, Wil- liams said. Denton County is working with those communities to redevelop the economic corridor for those cities somewhere away from US 380, he said. “Not making improvements to the
in-progress project, congestion is expected to increase more than 200%. That is three times what was experi- enced in 2020, the presentation stated. “There are feasibility studies in Den- ton County looking at converting US 380 to a freeway section, but those improvements are far into the future,” Sloan said. “The current project under construction is intended to address today’s congestion and enhance safety immediately.” Cheney said he expects the bridges in the ongoing project to “signifi- cantly” help traffic flow not only in Frisco, but also Prosper and Celina. However, he also forecast that US 380 will need to develop into a highway system, similar to the Dallas North Tollway and SH 121, “probably sooner than later.” “Our residents and the region will see significant improvements in traffic flow just from [the bridges] being com- pleted,” Cheney said. “These interim steps are important along the way, but ultimately, yes, we need the full build- out to meet the long-term need.”
corridor will slowly choke out future growth and reduce quality-of-life issues,” Williams said. When the project wraps up, how- ever, a widened US 380 will also allow for more business growth and benefits along other parts of the roadway’s cor- ridor, he said. The road ahead While the expansion project is a “massive undertaking,” there is still more that needs to be done to relieve congestion on US 380, Williams said. To that extent, Denton County com- missioners have begun the prelimi- nary phase on the Outer Loop project. This is a planned freeway project that will extend east from the Denton County and Collin County line south to Rockwall County. The loop is expected to help relieve traffic on US 380 and SH 78, he said. As for US 380, a winter public meet- ing from TxDOT showed officials are recommending a limited-access freeway for the road from the Collin County line to I-35, but it will be some time before that project happens. At the meeting, TxDOT officials said projections show that by 2045, if no additional improvements are made to the US 380 study area beyond the
This project to improve US 380 will take three years in three phases. December 2014 The Texas Department of Transportation begins study to improve road June 2018 project is approved June 2020 construction bids received April 2022 Phase 1 begins and traffic switches to north side of road as work begins on the south side Spring 2023 Phase 2 begins; traffic switches to south side and work starts on north side Spring 2023 Phase 3 begins; crews work on grade separations and raised medians Spring 2025 construction complete
SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/ COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
on the entire span of the project at once,” Sloan said in an email. “Inter- mittent lane closures and reductions of lanes on the cross streets can be expected, but there will be no long- term reduction to the number of lanes of US 380 during construction.”
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