Transportation
BY COLBY FARR & CONNOR PITTMAN
Plano council approves $7.7M roadway repairs
DART’s GoLink, paratransit moves to new operator Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s GoLink, para- transit and rider assistance services are now being operated by Transdev, an independent public transportation operator. DART’s mobility management services are being managed by a new vendor after a $600 million contract took effect Oct. 1. In a nutshell DART offers paratransit services across its 13 member cities, including Plano and Rich- ardson. About 11,000 riders were certified to use DART’s paratransit services and nearly 860,000 rides were completed in fiscal year 2023, according to DART’s website.
Construction along segments of Park Boulevard to replace waterlines under the roadway has begun in Plano. Plano City Council authorized more than $7.7 million for the improvements, which include two phases, during the July 22 meeting. Funding for the project is paid for through the city’s water and sewer fund, which draws revenues from water and wastewater bills paid by residents and businesses in Plano. What you need to know The water line rehabilitation project includes two phases with work occurring simultaneously, city officials said. The first will start at Preston Road and Park and move west to east toward US 75, while the second phase involves moving from east to west starting at the eastern city limits and moving toward US 75. Community Investment Program Engineering Manager Clay Lipscomb said work crews will focus
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on replacing water lines within small portions of the road at any given time. The replacement will take existing cast-iron pipes and replace them with PVC before any further road repairs. “Having these older water lines replaced reduces maintenance, and therefore any future damage or maintenance, once the new pavement and overlay are in place,” Lipscomb said. The waterline replacement is expected to finish in summer 2025, according to the city’s website.
Shiloh Road project in Plano to last through November
Work crews are currently performing concrete repairs along a portion of Shiloh Road. Repair work, which is expected to be completed later this fall, began in mid-October on Shiloh between Plano Parkway and East Renner Road. Steve Stoler, Plano’s director of media relations, said in an email that the city identified multiple places along the road where the pavement was failing, which needed to be addressed.
What you need to know To allow for the repairs, one lane going each direction will be closed at all times, while two lanes each direction will be closed between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, through November, per the city’s project map. Contractors are expected to finish the concrete repairs by the end of November.
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