Transportation
BY ALEX REECE
Celina council renames County Road 58 segment A portion of County Road 58 in Celina will soon be known as North Celina Parkway. Celina City Council members approved renaming an approximately 1-mile portion of North County Road 58 during a May 14 meeting. The new name will o cially go into e ect on July 8 pending county approval on July 1, according to meeting documents. The bigger picture City o cials chose to change the road’s name to align with Celina’s thoroughfare plans as the nearby Legacy Hills Develop- ment continues to complete its own road projects, according to meeting documents.
Prosper to install tra c signal at Gee Road, Acacia Parkway Prosper residents could soon see a new tra c signal at a Windsong Ranch intersection. The details Prosper Town Council members approved a $125,448 purchase for the tra c signal and related items during a May 28 meeting. The project has a construction budget of $460,000, according to meeting documents. It is expected to take six to eight months for pole manufacturing, powder coating and related equipment delivery, but town o cials are working to expedite it before sending the project out to bid, according to meeting documents.
North Legacy Drive receives repairs following heavy rain Prosper’s North Legacy Drive is expected to reopen June 26 as contractors nish placing additional drainage pipes under the street. Prosper Town Council members unanimously approved an emergency repair order for the project during a May 28 meeting. What happened? Recent heavy rains caused soil erosion around drainage facilities under the road at the creek crossing, which the additional pipes should help with, according to meeting documents. Work to repair North Legacy Drive began the week of June 17 and should nish by June 26, Street Supervisor Luis Galvez said. Construction costs $44,870 and is funded by the town’s annual street maintenance fund.
Celina to extend Coit Road widening project Designs to widen Celina’s Coit Road are being updated before an upcoming fall 2024 groundbreaking. The gist Celina City Council amended a services con- tract to widen Coit Road from two lanes to four for $78,500 to extend the project further north during a May 14 meeting. The original construction contract was approved by council members in March 2022 and would have ended the four-lane road at just north of Overlook Court and Punk Carter Park- way, according to meeting documents. What comes next Council’s May 14 amendment means the four- lane road will end at Choate Parkway once it is fully built.
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The project’s budget is now $867,400 and is being paid for by bond funds, according to meeting documents. Stay tuned Final designs for the road are expected to nish sometime in August, according to the city’s capital improvement project dashboard. Construction is expected to start a few months later in October, according to the dashboard.
Contractors will place additional drainage pipes underneath North Legacy Drive.
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PROSPER 950 S Preston Rd (469) 535-5539 LITTLE ELM 27100 Hwy 380 (972) 347-9630
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