Celina
Ongoing projects
1. Ownsby Parkway
Project: Ownsby Parkway is being expanded by six lanes between Preston Road and Coit Road.
Update: Starting Dec. 3, the outside lanes will open for eastbound and westbound drivers to accommodate traffic, according to a Nov. 29 weekly update from City Manager Robert Ranc. The inside lanes are expected to remain closed for the next two months as construction continues on the roadway medians.
- Timeline: fall 2023-early 2025
- Cost: $19 million
- Funding source: city of Celina
Project: The construction on the two roads is part of a greater downtown redevelopment project, and will include road reconstruction from Ash Street to Cedar Street as well as drainage improvements.
Update: A portion of Colorado Drive between Ash Street and Sunset Boulevard closed Dec. 2 and will remain closed through February for sewer line, water line, storm drain line and concrete installation.
- Timeline: summer 2024-summer 2025
- Cost: $3.12 million
- Funding source: city of Celina
3. Coit Road improvements
Project: Contractors will replace the existing asphalt along Coit Road with a four-lane divided concrete street between Vest Lane to just north of Rocky Road.
Update: Construction is expected to begin in early 2025, according to the city’s capital improvement projects dashboard.
- Timeline: early 2025-mid-2026
- Cost: $12.4 million
- Funding source: city of Celina
Completed projects
4. US 380 roadwork at Teel Parkway and Championship Drive
Project: This small part of the overall US 380 widening project is located at Teel Parkway and Championship Drive.
Update: The roadway opened after construction finished Nov. 26, according to an update from the town posted on social media.
- Timeline: November-November
- Cost: Cost included in overall US 380 project
- Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation
5. Legacy Drive lane construction
Project: Four lanes are being constructed on the west side of Legacy Drive, a soon-to-be six-lane divided roadway between Prairie Drive and First Street. Other improvements include underground drainage work and median landscape work.
Update: Contractors began the irrigation and landscape work in fall 2024, according to an update on the town's project dashboard.
- Timeline: mid-2024-early 2025
- Cost: $11.42 million
- Funding source: town of Prosper
6. US 380 median landscaping
Project: The stretch of US 380 between Mahard Parkway and Lovers Lane in Prosper will see landscape enhancements including trees, shrubs, groundcovers and irrigation improvements through a Green Ribbon grant project. Town officials will seek reimbursement from TxDOT once the project is finished, according to town documents.
Update: Prosper Town Council members approved a construction contract for the project during a Nov. 26 meeting.
- Timeline: early 2025-late 2025
- Cost: $1.78 million
- Funding source: town of Prosper, TxDOT
