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Drone delivery options to expand in Richardson A Garland Walmart, located at 5302 N. Garland Ave., is operating delivery within a radius up to 6 miles away, which may include some Richardson residents, according to a city news release. Drone delivery is being offered in partnership with Wing, a spokesperson for the drone com- pany said. What you need to know Drones typically deliver the packages flying at around 65 miles per hour 200 feet above the ground, per the news release. Through the part- nership with Wing, about 1,000 items are eligible for delivery, with the drones delivering packages weighing less than 2.6 pounds. A Wing spokesperson said that drone deliveries can be made within 30 minutes, every day of the week. Based on company data, the average customer orders drone delivery twice a week, the
3 intersection projects receive funding Richardson City Council approved a fund- ing agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation on Oct. 21. City staff plans to use the money to improve traffic signals and infrastructure at two intersections, while upgrading bicycle infrastructure along another, according to city documents. The total cost for the projects is over $1.9 million.
A Garland Walmart started drone delivery which will cover some residents in Richardson.
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Richardson was one of the first Texas cities to receive drone deliveries from Walmart in 2022, according to the news release, which was offered through the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Buckingham Road. Per a company blog post in early October, the company partners with 11 different Walmart stores and serves 26 cities in the metroplex.
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