Transportation
BY COLBY FARR & CODY THORN
McKinney schedules repairs for Eldorado, Virginia parkways The concrete panel replacement project on Eldorado and Virginia Parkway in McKin- ney is underway. Construction crews are replacing dam- aged panels on Eldorado Parkway through December. Crews will move on to Virginia Parkway in January 2026. The entire project is expected to take 12-18 months to com- plete, weather permitting, according to the city’s website. Work will be completed in 1-mile seg- ments along the roads. Lane closures are expected but one lane will remain open in each direction at all times, according to the news release. Access to homes and busi- nesses will also be maintained, and trash and recycling services will not be disrupted.
1 Current Spur 399 widening project 2 Future Spur 399 extension
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TxDOT holds groundbreaking ceremony for Spur 399 The Texas Department of Transportation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony June 17 for a project that will expand a portion of Spur 399 to six lanes. The details
The project is expected to cost $182 million in total and will add lanes between US 75 and Steward Road. TxDOT awarded a construction contract to Webber Construction in December, according to a progress report from TxDOT’s Dallas district office. The project is one portion of a larger plan to extend Spur 399 around McKinney National Airport and connect the road to US 380.
Construction is expected to start this summer and finish in early 2029, officials said. The project will focus on reconstructing and widening Spur 399 from its current four-lane configuration and add a new grade-separated interchange at Spur 399’s intersection with Stewart Road.
Higher tolls in place after NTTA rate increase Starting July 1, the North Texas Tollway Author- ity raised toll rates an average of 1 cent per mile. The rates will increase from 21 cents to 22 cents per mile, while the pay-by-mail rate was increased to be double the TollTag rate.
The breakdown This toll rate increase will help NTTA repay approximately $8.8 billion in toll bonds used to construct toll roads. The rate increase also helps fund future improvements included in the NTTA five-year capital plan. NTTA owns and operates the Dallas North Tollway, President George Bush Turnpike and Sam Rayburn Tollway, according to its website.
“Each year, we serve more than 14 million customers through safe, well-maintained roads, which bring significant economic growth and development to our region.” SCOTT LEVINE, CHAIR OF THE NORTH TEXAS TOLLWAY AUTHORITY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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