BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
The details
Looking ahead
One of the largest projects running through Prosper and Celina is the Dallas North Tollway expansion at $459.7 million. That project, when complete, will provide a direct link between downtown Dallas and Collin and Denton counties, said Michael Rey, media relations manager for the North Texas Tollway Authority. Construction crews have worked on drainage, wall foundation and column work, Rey said. DNT is not the only joint project running through Prosper and Celina. Parvin Road is a thoroughfare running east and west through the two munic- ipalities. Celina works closely with neighboring communities, counties and regional agencies to get things done, Brawner said. The construction on shared roads is collabora- tive and o cials strive to make sure they are done in conjunction with each other, Webb said. “Most everything was two-lane rural roads and now two lanes are inadequate for moving the tra c inside and outside Prosper,” he said.
Many of the projects will reduce congestion, con- nect neighborhoods and make getting to schools, parks, businesses and emergency services easier, Celina Assistant City Manager Kim Brawner said. “With more people moving here daily, we need to ensure our roads can handle the extra tra c and keep everyone moving safely and e ciently,” Brawner said in an email.
Celina City Council has directed sta to prepare for a future bond election, Brawner said. The nal schedule for that bond has not yet been determined. In Prosper a bond planning committee is spending this summer reviewing potential packages that include roads.
“Beyond day-to-day inconvenience, not keeping up with road infrastructure
Frontier Parkway and CR 50 daily tra c count
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Daily tra c has been on the rise since 2021 along Frontier Parkway, which is the dividing line between Prosper and Celina.
could impact the city’s long-term growth.” KIM BRAWNER, CELINA’S ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
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SOURCE: CITY OF CELINA COMMUNITY IMPACT
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