Bypass process begins From the cover
Diving in deeper
Impacted businesses
US 380 bypass
2478
Prosper
The various projects along the roadway, which have been in progress for more than five years, are expected to accommodate future growth while also increasing the level of service of the current roadway, Schein said. Portions of roadway currently have a level of service ranked “F” on an A-F scale, indicating significant delays and unstable traffic conditions during peak traffic times. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute named the section of US 380 from US 377 to the Dallas North Tollway as the 70th of 100 most congested roadways in the state, causing over 167,000 hours of delay per mile annually. That entire section is currently under construction as part of multiple TxDOT projects. As Collin County’s population continues to grow, an increase in congestion and crashes would be expected along the roadway at its current capacity, which is an identified cause for the road- way expansion project, TxDOT documents state. “Collin County is so good that it just continues to attract people,” Daugherty said. “I don’t know what’s going to stop that growth.”
FIRST ST.
380
VIRGINIA PKWY.
Frisco
McKinney
5
75
289
DNT TOLL
Approximately 38 businesses are expected to be impacted.
MAIN ST.
121
MAP NOT TO SCALE N
SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The specifics
2023, TxDOT officials have begun right-of-way acquisitions for properties and land parcels in the path of the planned road construction. Frisco Director of Engineering Jason Brodigan said city staff have been involved in conversations with TxDOT representatives throughout construction. “We attend all the construction meetings,” he said. “We are aware of what they’re doing. We don’t always get the input we want, but we’re aware and we’re adjusting.” Frisco staff are also aware of residents’ complaints of congestion along US 380 and have been closely monitoring the roads to implement the best traffic signal timing they can during construction, Brodigan said. “We all just want it to get finished,” he said.
Ahead of population growth in the area, planning work on the US 380 bypass is underway, which will create an eight-lane controlled access freeway with frontage roads routed through north McKinney. The project will also include constructing a six- lane highway with frontage roads through Frisco and Prosper, as well as other expansions to the roadway in Princeton and Farmersville. The Collin County-wide project is expected to cost nearly $8 billion, according to TxDOT. Evaluation of the roadway was initially requested by the county’s commissioners following a 2019 planning session for the county’s transportation infrastructure, said Clarence Daugherty, director of engineering for Collin County. Following a final decision on the alignment of the US 380 bypass in September
Collin County population growth
Projected growth Actual growth
1.5M
1.22M
1.2M
1.05M
900K
0
2021 2022 2023 2024
2018 2019 2020
SOURCES: COLLIN COUNTY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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