Relieving the pressure From the cover
What’s happening
Grant said the Denton portion was primarily funded through federal gas tax funds managed by TxDOT, with additional support from state dollars. Denton County Commissioner Ryan Williams, whose precinct includes the western side of Prosper, said the improvements are already helping tra c ow. “[The overpasses] alleviated a lot of the pressure,” Williams said. “It allows the tra c to ow so much better.”
major intersections, improved medians and turn lanes, and constructed an additional lane in each direction along the corridor. Three of the ve overpasses are located within Prosper. The project is part of a broader e ort to relieve congestion on US 380 and widen the roadway into a six-to-eight-lane freeway across Denton and Collin County, with construction divided into multiple ongoing segments. The Denton County project stretches from Loop 288 in Denton to the western boundary of Collin County in Prosper.
After years of construction, the Texas Department of Transportation is nearing completion of its $135.9 million US 380 improvement project in Denton County. Tila Grant, TxDOT public information o cer, said in an email nal work on the project is expected to wrap up sometime in April. However, remaining construction on the Collin County segment is still years out from nishing as exact timelines are still being determined due to questions of funding. Grant said the project added overpasses at ve
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Prosper segment
Future construction
Added overpass
W. PROSPER TRL.
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SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY IMPACT
The local impact
roadways, such as First Street and Godwin Park- way, are slated for widening and construction. “Relieving the pressure [on US 380] while we’re in construction is a major blessing,” Bristol said.
overpasses in place, local and county o cials are planning improvements to several parallel east- west roadways over the next few years. Prosper Mayor David Bristol said US 380 will be the “primary conduit” for travel while several
Chuck Ewings, Prosper assistant town manager, said construction on US 380 has caused drivers to look for alternative routes, adding pressure to the town’s infrastructure and roadways. With the west side of US 380 now widened and
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