Frisco has several wide medians throughout the city. A wide median has a width of 30 feet or more. The city’s intention with a lot of these medians is to eventually widen roadways by narrowing the median. These wide medians can cause confusion as drivers make left turns from openings in the medians. The following graphics explain the correct way to navigate a median opening, as explained by the city and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Basic idea
During a town hall meeting last year, a resident asked the city to explain how to drive through a median opening. According to the city’s engineering department, drivers should treat these openings like any other signaled intersection, yielding to traffic and not blocking the view of other drivers.
