1. Lake Forest Drive

On June 21, McKinney City Council voted to award a contract to Mario Sinacola and Sons Excavating Inc. for the construction of the Lake Forest Drive extension from Wilmeth Road to Bloomdale Road.

The city will also be making improvements to the intersection at CR 164. CR 164 is a one-lane, narrow roadway that will be expanded to two lanes and will allow better access to Erwin Park.

City officials said the project is expected to begin at the end of July or the beginning of August. Construction should end by May 2017.

Timeline: July-May 2017 Cost: $3,743,175.45 Funding sources: city of McKinney

2. Custer Road widening

The city of Frisco is widening Custer Road from Stonebridge Drive to SH 121. The road runs between Frisco and McKinney and sees daily traffic to and from both cities.

To accommodate the growth in this area, the 3-mile project will widen the existing four-lane roadway to six lanes. Construction on this project is 50 percent complete as of mid-May and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter this year between October and December, according to Frisco officials.

Heavy traffic is expected in this area until construction is complete. City staff is coordinating with the Texas Department of Transportation regarding closures, detours and traffic switches along Custer, FM 423 and US 380 during the road’s widening projects.

Timeline: January-December Cost: $9.17 million Funding sources: city of Frisco, Collin County