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PROPOSED THOROUGHFARES Plans include new alignments and entry points.
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Public outreach to continue as east SH 5 street study concludes
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street network improvements in East McKinney, Capital Improvements Manager Nick Ataie said. The study shows tra c is expected to increase by about two and a half times its existing volume of 9,850 vehicles. A thoroughfare plan has been proposed that increases the access points to the area east of SH 5 from ve to nine. The thoroughfare plan also proposes four north-south corridors and an added east-west corridor between Lamar Street and Seneca Street. It also has revised connectivity to Airport Drive near the McKinney National Airport. Now that the thoroughfare plan has been proposed, the study will be nalized while public outreach and development continues.
UPCOMING PROJECT Eldorado Parkway improvements An upcoming construction project will widen Eldorado Parkway generally between Custer Road and Orion Drive from four lanes to six lanes, including widening an existing bridge structure over Rowlett Creek. The project also includes construction of additional turn lanes at the intersection of Custer Road. Other improvements along the corridor are anticipated to occur simul- taneously and are associated with the upcoming construction of the H-E-B at the northeast corner of Eldorado Parkway and Custer Road. This work includes additional turn lanes into the H-E-B site along Eldorado Parkway and a new tra c signal east of Custer The city of McKinney has conducted a study examining the streets and tra c east of SH 5. The East McKinney Streets & Tra c Study aims to identify a long-term street network in East McKinney to support additional tra c generated by the redevelopment of the area, such as the new Tupps Brewery site and the upcoming McKinney Municipal Complex. Following a year of study and public outreach, a proposed plan was pre- sented by city sta to City Council on May 17 that identi ed several potential new and modi ed streets. The study will be presented to City Council later this summer for adoption and will be used as a master-plan related to future
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Road. Pending selection of a contrac- tor, construction associated with the roadway widening is expected to be- gin in early summer and be completed in the spring or summer of 2023. Timeline: July 2022-July 2023 Construction cost: $3 million (esti- mated) Funding sources: city of McKinney, private developers, McKinney Commu- nity Development Corp., city of Frisco
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF 7 20 22. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT MCKNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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