Transportation
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY & ALEX REECE
Two downtown roads to see construction Celina City Council approved a design agreement for the Ohio Street and Louisiana Drive Improvements project during a Jan. 14 meeting. The details The agreement is for the design services from Halff and Associates of the road for $434,300. The project will design a concrete curb and gutter street with an underground storm system, a new sanity sewer system and sidewalks for Ohio Drive and Louisiana Drive, according to a Celina agenda item. The project will begin at Ash Street and extend south to the end of the street. Funding for the project comes from bond funds.
Officials close US 380, FM 1385 intersection The intersection at US 380 and FM 1385 will be fully closed to traffic from Jan. 6-Feb. 7, according to an update posted on the town of Prosper’s social media pages. What’s happening? The closure is related to the ongoing con- struction taking place along US 380 as the Texas Department of Transportation works to widen the roadway. Closing the intersection altogether means the construction will continue faster than it would if traffic was limited to one lane and the roadwork was done in phases, according to a post on the town’s social media. Another detail Prosper officials also closed the US 380 inter- sections at Gee Road, Windsong Parkway, Teel
Ownsby Parkway project nears completion Celina officials continued work on Ownsby Parkway with additional council approvals. What you need to know Celina City Council approved a change order for the project to extend a stormwater line to Quail Hollow and to add the construction of CR 83 and Quail Hollow intersection in the amount not to exceed $190,418, according to a Jan. 14 agenda item. Funding for the project is available through bond funds. The background In August 2023, council authorized a bid for construction of Ownsby Parkway from Preston Road to Coit Road. The bid was to RPMx Construc- tion LLC. The new change approved by council in January 2025 exceeds $50,000 and by statute
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Legacy Drive sees new curbs, landscaping Legacy Drive will continue to see improvements. What you need to know The roadwork on Legacy Drive is expected to finish in January, per a Jan. 16 post. The First Street project will create four lanes of roadway. Legacy Drive will get a road- way with curb and gutter, drainage improve- ments and median landscape improvements, per the town’s dashboard.
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required council approval. The project is in the construction phase. The entire project will construct a six-lane road that includes drainage, lights, sidewalks and landscap- ing. The project totals about $19 million. Construction on the project started October 2023 and the project is expected to be completed in January.
Parkway and Legacy Drive throughout late 2024 for the same reason, according to a statement included in the post. Those roads have since reopened. What they’re saying “These full closures allow for faster construc- tion, reducing the overall impact on traffic and ensuring US 380 is completed as quickly as possible,” according to the statement.
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