Transportation
BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY, ADAM DOE & ALEX REESE
Plano to spend $620K on sidewalk repairs Plano City Council approved a contract that will allow crews to fix sidewalk repairs as they come up. The context The traditional sidewalk repair method involves completely removing and replacing the panels at an average cost of $864 per repair, city documents state. Previous repair locations include several sidewalks in the Country Place Plano and Park Forest neigh- borhoods on the northwest side, according to information from Plano City Works. In the previous contract, Precision Concrete removed 26,000 sidewalk trip hazards at an average cost of $55 per repair by cutting the uneven surfaces away with a horizontal saw to smooth out uneven sidewalk panels, according to 2022 city documents. Diving deeper Repairing the 26,000 trip hazards would have cost the city more than $21 million with the traditional panel replacement method, based on the average cost of $864 per repair.
Section of McDermott Road in Plano to undergo concrete, sidewalk work Plano City Council members unanimously approved a $765,558 contract to V.A. Construc- tion, Inc. for various repairs to McDermott Road between Preston Road and Coit Road during an April 14 meeting. The gist This project itself will include repairing: • Approximately 2,000 square yards of arterial concrete • 11,000 square feet of sidewalk • 48 barrier-free ramps Construction is expected to finish in late September 2026, according to an April 10 update on the city’s community investment program website. While Plano’s Public Works department is usually tasked with isolated road repairs, the city typically turns to outside contractors for larger areas of repair like McDermott Road, according to meeting documents. Breckinridge Trail set for 1.6 mile extension Plano will add 1.6 miles to Breckinridge Trail, from Bradshaw Drive to Shiloh Road to provide a path to a future Dallas Area Rapid Transit Silver Line station, and improve access to off-street trails, according to city documents. The gist Plano City Council voted to award a roughly $800,000 contract to Beau- mont-based contractor Schaumburg & Polk to build the trail extension.
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The city would not be able to repair the road if council had chosen to deny the April 14 contract request, according to a statement included in the meeting documents. Funding for the project comes from the city’s 2024-25 Street Improvements community invest- ment program budget. Also of note Just south of the upcoming project, one lane is currently closed on Preston Meadow Drive between Hedgcoxe Road to McDermott Road due to ongoing construction. The project is expected to finish on May 30, according to the city’s website. Two Independence Parkway projects finishing work in late May, mid-June A pair of projects causing lane closures along Independence Drive are expected to complete work in late May and mid June. What you need to know A project to replace asphalt on a section of the roadway from Maumelle Drive to Legacy Drive is set to finish on May 30, according to an update from Plano’s public works department. Two lanes are currently closed on northbound Independence Parkway from Maumelle Drive to Legacy Drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with one lane will be closed all day through the end of construction. The other project includes the replacement of
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a screening wall on Independence Parkway from Charring Cross to Val Verde Drive, and is expected to finish on June 13. As a result of the work, two outside lanes north- bound are closed through the completion of work. Another nearby project is expected to finish on May 30 as well. One lane is currently closed on Legacy Drive from Independence to Quarry Chase, with two lanes closed daily from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
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