The project, which has been under construction since March 2022, has seen various delays due to conflicts with underground utilities.
The details
Construction includes nearly 8,500 feet of roadway along Wilmeth Road from Lake Forest Drive to Hardin Boulevard, as well as a 700-foot-long bridge, McKenzie said.
The project also includes construction of three multilane roundabouts at the road’s intersections with Lake Forest Drive, Taylor Burk Drive and Hardin Boulevard. The four-lane divided roadway will also see lighting and drainage improvements.
Portions of Taylor Burk Drive and Hardin Boulevard to the north of Wilmeth Road will also be upgraded as part of the project.
The project totals roughly $25 million, including construction and design work, and was funded by the city through its street and drainage funds, McKenzie said.
The current situation
Paving and construction is complete on the roadway, as well as the roundabout at Taylor Burk Drive, and is open to traffic, McKenzie said.
Construction is still underway at the roundabouts at Lake Forest Drive and Hardin Boulevard. Work at these intersections has seen delays due to conflicts with underground utilities.
“Several franchise utilities stated they were clear prior to construction but were not, causing construction to halt until the franchise utilities could design and execute their relocations,” McKenzie said in an email. “Various conflicts were discovered leading to multiple delays both at the Lake Forest [Drive] intersection and at the Hardin [Boulevard] intersection.”
McKenzie said the intersections will operate as a four-way stop while pavement work on the sites is completed. The contractor completing the work estimates the roadway project will be completed by the end of October, she said.
For more information on active infrastructure projects in McKinney, visit www.mckinneytexas.org/266/capital-improvement-program.
