On-street bicycle signage project

The city of McKinney will be adding nearly 500 signs throughout the city and some on-street pavement markings along Kentucky and Tennessee streets between Elm and Louisiana streets.

City officials said the goal of the project is to continue to make McKinney more bicycle-friendly for both recreation and the community. The city is furthering its efforts by designating bicycle boulevard routes on low-speed or low-volume roadways and signing them accordingly.

Timeline: October-TBD Cost: $250,000 Funding Sources: federal grant

1. 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 was 70 percent complete as of mid-August and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 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 project.

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

2. Lake Forest Drive expansion

The city will widen Lake Forest Drive from two lanes to four lanes from Wilmeth Road to Bloomdale Road. A portion of Bloomdale east of the intersection of Bloomdale and Lake Forest will also be reconstructed. As of mid-September crews are performing rough excavation and installing stormwater-protection facilities.

Timeline: September-June Cost: $3.7 million Funding sources: city of McKinney, Collin County