McKinney | May 2022

TRANSPORTATION UPDATES

COMPILED BY MIRANDA JAIMES

REGIONAL PROJECT

BYPASS VISUALIZED

This path for the US 380 bypass is the route supported in the city of McKinney’s resolution.

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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF APRIL 22. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT MCKNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Denton County stated. The project spans from the Denton County/Collin County line and progresses west toward Loop 288. From east of US 377 to west of the county line, the project will wid- en the road from four to six lanes. Timeline: April 2022-2025 Cost: $160 million Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation US 380 IMPROVEMENTS Denton County Commissioners and area ocials broke ground April 19 on the US 380 Improvement Project in Denton County. The project aims to improve mobility, increase capacity and reduce road congestion as well as improve pedestrian access to businesses and schools and bring the roadway up to current standards, a news release from

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McKinney council’s resolution supports potential US 380 alignment McKinney City Council passed a resolution April 5 in support of an alignment and footprint for a limit- ed-access freeway between Coit Road and FM 1827 through the city. much right-of-way would be needed for each option, calculating cost estimates and other factors. Segment A and requires approximately $36 million less than Segment A for relocation of major water utilities.” It also requires fewer combined business and residential displacements. The resolution also noted that Seg-

The city’s resolution supported the route called the Brown Build Alter- native for the US 380 limited-access freeway between Coit and FM 1827. This alternative incorporates Segment B, the more gradual shift between Coit and FM 2478. It stated that Segment B provides a freeway route “approx- imately 18% shorter than Segment A, requires one less interchange than

The resolution supported a more curved route between FM 2478 and Coit Road. It was passed in response to a virtual public meeting the Texas Department of Transportation hosted March 22. The meeting shared the schematic design for four routes determined by TxDOT, examining how

ment B would “avoid direct impacts to ManeGait,” a nonprot organization. TxDOT is scheduled to identify a preferred road alternative and further develop its schematic design by the end of the year. This will be presented at a public hearing in early 2023.

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MCKINNEY EDITION • MAY 2022