Construction continues on the East Louisiana Street infrastructure improvements project, which includes reconstruction of Louisiana Street between SH 5 to Murray Street and a roundabout at the intersection of Louisiana Street and Greenville Street. Work will continue to occur along Louisiana between Throckmorton and Murray streets, and detours will be provided to maintain traffic, said Blake Sills, McKinney’s interim capital improvements project manager. Underground utility reconstruction is underway on Green Street. The overall project is expected to be complete in summer 2023, Sills said.
Timeline: June 2022-summer 2023
Cost: $9 million
Funding sources: city of McKinney, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Eldorado Parkway widening
Construction of the Eldorado Parkway widening project between Custer Road and Orion Drive has begun. Additional turn lanes and intersection improvements at Custer Road are included with the project. Other improvements along the corridor associated with the H-E-B construction, including turn lanes and a new traffic signal, are underway. In areas where construction activities are occurring, only one lane of traffic will be kept open. The project is expected to be complete in summer 2023.
Timeline: October 2022–early summer 2023
Cost: $3.6 million
Funding sources: city of McKinney, McKinney Community Development Corp., private developers, city of Frisco
Ridge Road extension
Crews continue work on the Ridge Road project between US 380 and Wilmeth Road. Ridge will be constructed as a four-lane divided roadway, including additional turn lanes at US 380 and a multilane roundabout at the intersection of Ridge and Wilmeth. The permanent paving between the Wilson Creek bridge and Wilmeth Road is expected to be constructed by the end of the year. The overall project is expected to be complete in spring 2023.
Timeline: September 2021–spring 2023
Cost: $18 million
Funding source: city of McKinney
Regional project
Dallas North Tollway widening
Three ramps to and from the Dallas North Tollway in Frisco closed in October as construction continues on a three-year project to build a fourth lane. The first closed ramp is the northbound entrance south of Panther Creek Parkway. Traffic will need to enter the tollway earlier, using the entrance ramp north of Main Street. The second ramp is the northbound exit ramp north of Panther Creek Parkway, and traffic will need to use the Panther Creek Parkway exit instead. The final ramp is the southbound entrance ramp north of Panther Creek Parkway. Southbound tollway traffic will need to use the next entrance located south of Eldorado Parkway. The ramps will reopen next winter.
Timeline: summer 2022-late 2025
Cost: $160 million
Funding source: North Texas Tollway Authority
