Engineering firm selected to design 2 traffic signals along Bloomdale Road

City officials are pursuing construction of two traffic signals at different intersections along Bloomdale Road.

What’s happening?

McKinney City Council members authorized a contract with traffic engineering firm Lee Engineering during a March 17 meeting. Under terms of the contract, Lee Engineering will provide preliminary engineering services and final design services for traffic signals at the following intersections:

• Bloomdale Road and Hardin Boulevard
• Bloomdale Road and Community Avenue

Council members authorized $122,337 for the contract, according to the resolution. The action also authorizes any supplemental agreements with Lee Engineering. The contract cost cannot exceed $135,000.

More information

The two intersections were selected based on traffic volumes at each, according to a city document. Both intersections currently operate as a four-way stop with stop signs at each corner.

The traffic signal project is listed in McKinney’s Capital Improvement Program and will be funded by impact fees, according to the city’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget.

Impact fees are charged to new developments and are used to pay for off-site construction or expansion of infrastructure that are “necessitated by the new development,” according to the city’s website.