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Transportation Updates Construction continues on 4th Army Drive to build a two-lane connection from Lebanon Road to Timber Ridge Drive.[/caption]

1. 4th Army Drive

Construction continues on 4th Army Drive to build a two-lane connection from Lebanon Road to Timber Ridge Drive. The first phase from Lebanon Road to the Stewart Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is almost complete. The second phase will include a bridge.

Timeline: August 2015-March 2017 (Lebanon Road to SCWWTP), December 2016-June 2018 (SCWWTP to Timber Ridge Drive) Cost: $3.2 million (Lebanon Road to SCWWTP), $11.3 million (SCWWTP to Timber Ridge Drive) Funding source: city of Frisco

Transportation Updates Construction continues to widen the roadway of FM 423 from US 380 to Eldorado Parkway from four lanes to six.[/caption]

2. FM 423

Construction continues to widen the roadway of FM 423 from US 380 to Eldorado Parkway from four lanes to six.

Timeline: October 2014-September 2017 Cost: $28.4 million Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation

Transportation Updates Construction continues on an additional lane on the northbound and southbound frontage roads on Dallas Parkway from SH 121 to Lebanon Road.[/caption]

3. Dallas Parkway

Construction continues on an additional lane on the northbound and southbound frontage roads on Dallas Parkway from SH 121 to Lebanon Road. The second phase of the project, stretching from Lebanon Road to Eldorado Parkway, will also include construction of an additional lane on the northbound and southbound frontage roads.

Timeline: January 2016-June 2017 (SH 121 to Lebanon Road), TBD (Lebanon Road to Eldorado Parkway) Cost: $11.5 million (SH 121 to Lebanon Road), $5.1 million (Lebanon Road to Eldorado Parkway) Funding sources: city of Frisco, Collin county, TxDOT

4. Preston Road

Construction will begin this summer to improve intersections along Preston Road. Construction will include additional turn lanes and stoplight installations. The project spans from SH 121 to Main Street.

Timeline: July 2017-September 2018 Cost: $3.6 million Funding sources: city of Frisco, TxDOT

5. Main Street

Construction to widen Main Street from FM 423 to Dallas Parkway is expected to begin this summer. The roadway will be widened to six lanes in conjunction with installing underground power lines.

Timeline: July 2017-December 2018 Cost: $19.5 million Funding source: city of Frisco

Transportation Updates: How it works Electronic toll tag systems in Texas work interchangeably[/caption]

How it works

Electronic toll tag systems in Texas work interchangeably

In Texas, 33 existing toll roads and 15 toll roads under construction are operated by state, regional or county authorities, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

The Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Austin areas use one of three electronic toll-collection systems available in Texas—TxTag, TollTag or EZ Tag.

Despite the different collection systems, a toll tag for any one of the three entities works interchangeably for the other two systems.

For example, a Dallas-area resident with a TollTag will be charged on his or her TollTag account when driving in the Austin or Houston areas on a TxTag or EZ Tag toll road.

Payments are automatically deducted from a user’s account each time a driver passes under a toll gantry as long as the driver has a toll tag. Drivers without a toll tag will be billed separately by each tolling authority.