Frisco | December 2024

BY SHELBIE HAMILTON CONTRIBUTIONS BY DUSTIN BUTLER & ALEX REECE

Zooming out

Daugherty said the county is facing a challenge to provide necessary transportation infrastructure for both residents of cities in Collin County, as well as residents in unincorporated parts of the county. The county has little control over development that occurs outside of city limits, which can lead to high-density developments that create space for more residents than county officials estimated, Daugherty said. “We’ve got so much growth in the last three years outside of the cities,” he said. As a result of growth throughout the county, US 380 is expected to see 114,400 drivers daily by 2050, according to TxDOT documents. “When you see that Dallas County is 2.5 mil- lion [people], Tarrant County is about 2 million [people], and we’re going to be that size, and you look at the number of freeways in those counties, and what we have ... The problem is obvious,” Daugherty said.

Freeway and highway infrastructure Collin County Population: 1,079,153 Tarrant County Population: 2,113,854 Dallas County Population: 2,604,053 Denton County Population: 914,870

75

377

35

121

288

160

380

380

DNT TOLL

287

35E

SRT TOLL

377

78

121

75

114

PGBT TOLL

114

635

35W

30

199

360

635

12

161

80

820

30

35E

820

30

20

20

45

175

377

287

35W

67

342

SOURCES: 2022 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY, US CENSUS BUREAU/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Looking ahead

Portions of the roadway will proceed at various times, with sections being deemed “ready to let,” meaning conditions are met to allow the project to be bid on, according to TxDOT’s website.

the cost of necessary utility relocation. The area has a lot to offer, Yates said. Once the construction is complete, she believes people will patronize the area more frequently—but is unsure if she can wait. The first US 380 construction project is set to be awarded in 2027, Schein said. “Construction—it gets worse before it gets better,” Daugherty said.

Overall, Pet Evolution Frisco owner Neil Sheth said he is excited for the potential benefits the project will bring his business once construction is completed. “It will bring people who have been avoiding [US] 380, back to [US] 380,” Sheth said. Utility work along US 380 comes first. The Collin County Commissioner’s Court has already committed $227 million in funding assistance for affected cities to assist with

Frisco and Prosper section - Ready to let: 2026 McKinney section - Ready to let: 2027 Spur 399 - US 380 to US 75 - Ready to let: 2026 Princeton section - Ready to let: 2027 Farmersville section - Ready to let: 2026

SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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