Transportation
BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY
Plano invests $6.8M in road concrete repair More road work is set for sections of Alma Drive and Independence Parkway. The city of Plano is spending $6.8 million for road construction on Alma Drive and Indepen- dence Parkway. Plano City Council approved a contract with Jagoe-Public Company for the arterial overlay projects during its Feb. 24 meeting. The specifics The arterial overlay projects are set for Alma Drive between Parker Road and Hedgcoxe Road and Independence Parkway between Spring Creek Parkway and SH 121. The work includes 1,500 square yards of con- crete repairs followed by the installation of a thin asphalt overlay. On average, sections of road that undergo the arterial overlay process will not need additional
15th Street lane closed for replacement work Plano drivers can expect lane closures for construction on 15th Street until July 15. What you need to know Work started on replacing a screening wall on 15th Street from Alma Drive to just east of Booker Lane on Feb. 9. The outside lane of westbound 15th Street closed as a result. Crews are also replacing screening walls on Independence Parkway and Parker Road. Those projects are expected to complete in June and March, respectively.
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maintenance for 15 to 20 years, while roads with only concrete repairs need maintenance every five years, on average, Plano Senior Engineer Samson Bekele said.
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DART implements changes to fare structure Riders can expect several changes to Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s fare structure starting March 1. The specifics DART is set to implement a “simplified fare structure,” according to a news release from the transit agency.
DART Corporate Annual Pass program will see no change in their rates, according to the release. Veterans will also be able to apply for a reduced fare card. Quote of note “Our goal is to make fares more straightforward and equitable for all passengers,” DART Assistant Vice President Jing Xu said in the release. “By con- solidating and refining our fare products, we aim to maintain a balance between affordability and the high level of service our customers expect.”
standard three-hour passes, which would cost $3 local fare and $1.50 for those eligible to pay a reduced fare. The price of a day pass will stay at $6 local, or $3 local reduced fare, but the price of a monthly pass will increase from $96 local or $46 reduced fare to $126 or $63. The transit agency is also removing the option to buy an annual pass, but members enrolled in the
Single-ride, a.m./p.m. and midday passes used for bus and GoLink rides will be replaced by one
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