Plano’s public works department has started the design process for erosion control improvements along Spring Creek for Chisholm Trail.
In a nutshell
Parts of Spring Creek near Chisholm Trail will be under construction in March 2028, Assistant Director of Engineering Angela Pflanz said. The erosion control project will take place at a section near Spring Creek Parkway and Pleasant Valley Drive.
Pflanz said the first phase of the project involved identifying locations that needed erosion control before the design process started Sept. 1.
The city approved $515,000 for Freese and Nichols, Inc. to provide designs for the project at a meeting Aug. 24. The consulting and engineering company has worked on other city erosion projects at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve and Cottonwood Creek among other areas.
Erosion control projects can sometimes lead to trail closures, like with Arbor Hills Nature Preserve trails which reopened June 2.
The background
The city previously worked on erosion control along Chisholm Trail because of a retaining wall in Spring Creek that would impact a nearby office building in Nov. 2018.
Chisholm Trail has also seen construction for elevated concrete replacement, per previous reporting, because some of the trail sees severe flooding when it rains.
