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Proposed Plano bond could include $342M for road projects
“Not only is that very expensive, but it’s also very intense and causes more delays and impacts to traffic as well,” she said. City Manager Mark Israelson said that the cur- rent need for concrete repairs is a result of Plano’s “booming growth in the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s.” “The echo effect is that we’re needing signifi- cant maintenance, repair and even replacement now, 30 and 40 years later,” he said. What else? Plano’s neighborhood street rehabilitation is done by performing maintenance to all roads and alleys within a set area called a “neighborhood zone,” Owens said. Plano has 53 neighborhood zones, and Owens said that city staff aims to hit each zone every 20-25 years, depending on need. The $92.75 million proposed bond funding for residential repairs would cover approximately eight zones over the next four years.
A proposed city of Plano bond election for May 2025 could include $342 million for various road projects. Nearly half of the proposed $700 million bond would go toward street improvements. The overview Plano’s 2021 bond funded 50 miles of concrete repairs for $100 million, with the final projects from that bond package set to finish in 2025. The proposed 2025 bond would fund 38 miles of concrete repairs for $130 million. The city has replaced more than 15,000 square feet of concrete in the city since 2022, according to a staff presentation at Plano City Council’s Dec. 17 meeting. Plano Director of Public Works Abby Owens said that half of the city’s roads are more than 30 years old, and “preventative maintenance treatments,” including asphalt overlays, are needed to avoid road deterioration that requires more extensive reconstruction.
Bond breakdown
1 Concrete repairs: $130M 2 Neighborhood rehabilitation: $92.75M 3 Other projects: $33M 4 Water main rehabilitation: $26.4M 5 Traffic signal improvements: $26.13M 6 Residential and collector street reconstruction: $20M 7 Bridge repair and replacement: $14M
$342.28M total
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SOURCE: CITY OF PLANO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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