City staff is scheduled to update McKinney City Council members on proposed improvements along the State Highway 5 corridor at an upcoming work session in July.
The overview
Plans are underway to reconstruct and widen SH 5 as a divided four-lane road between McMakin Street and Power House Street, according to a city document. Design is underway, and the Texas Department of Transportation is expected to start construction in late 2027 or early 2028.
As part of that project, the city is contributing funding for additional enhancements along the corridor, such as median-mounted roadway lighting and turn lanes. The city is also planning an enhanced at-grade crossing between East Virginia Street and East Louisiana Street.
City staff is making the presentation to receive direction from council members as they continue to coordinate with TxDOT and the North Central Texas Council of Governments to incorporate improvements along the corridor.
Council members are scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. July 7 for the work session.
In case you missed it
McKinney officials are proposing an enhanced at-grade crossing after the loss of $15 million in federal funding for a proposed plaza project. The Lower 5 Plaza project planned for a bridge at ground level and a park that extended underneath SH 5.
Council members voted on a resolution to redirect efforts to additional improvements along the corridor during a meeting in September 2025. City officials have to coordinate with TxDOT and NCTCOG to include those additional improvements.
Stay tuned
McKinney City Council will meet for a work session and regular meeting July 7 at McKinney City Hall, located at 401 E. Virginia St. The meetings will be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person. For more information about McKinney City Council meetings, visit www.mckinneytexas.org/1168/council-meetings.
