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Here’s the latest on six ongoing and upcoming transportation projects in Plano, according to the city’s community investment program.
This list is not comprehensive.
Upcoming project
Park Boulevard arterial concrete repair
Project: The city is removing and reconstructing a concrete arterial street and sidewalk along Park Boulevard from US 75 to east city limits.
Update: Public Work CIP Manager Drew Zaeske said bids for the project opened in mid-October and construction is estimated to start in late November or early December.
Timeline: November 2026-June 2028
Cost: $4.7 million
Funding: city of Plano
Ongoing projects
Preston Road and McDermott Road lighting
Project: The city is placing street lights along Preston Road from Hedgcoxe Road to SH 121 and along McDermott Road from Preston to the Sam’s Club.
Update: Senior Traffic Engineer Chad Ostrander said the city is waiting to complete the electrical service process and for ONCOR to install poles along McDermott.
Timeline: February 2026-TBD
Cost: $517,346
Funding: city of Plano
Screening wall replacements
Project: The city is reconstructing, removing and replacing 4,250 linear feet of screening wall and sidewalks in the Oak Brook Estates and The Hills at Preston neighborhoods.
Update: CIP Engineering Manager Clay Lipscomb said walls along Marsh Lane and the southwest corner of Midway Road and Parker Road have been completed. He said the contractor should finish the final sidewalk and landscaping restoration in November.
Timeline: September 2025-November 2026
Cost: $3.37 million
Funding: city of Plano
Chisholm Trail Undercrossing at Spring Creek Parkway
Project: The city is renovating the Chisholm Trail underpass at Spring Creek Parkway to address flooding issues by raising the trail’s elevation.
Update: Park Planning Manager Katie Dunham said the contractor is working on final items for the project and its first phase is anticipated to be completed before the end of the year.
Timeline: March 2025-December 2026
Cost: $1.38 million
Funding: city of Plano
15th Street median renovations
Project: The city is replacing trees and irrigation along 15th Street from Custer Road to Mill Valley Drive and from Independence Parkway to Coit.
Update: Dunham said the contractor is in the process of installing trees along the medians.
Timeline: July 2026-January 2027
Cost: $371,999
Funding: city of Plano
Custer Road water main replacement
Project: The North Texas Municipal Water District, or NTMWD, is replacing an aging 30-inch pipeline along Custer Road in southern Plano and into Richardson.
Update: Director of Engineering Mark Simon said 99% of the pipeline has been installed and the project is estimated to be completed at the end of November. Repavement is expected to be completed in January 2027.
Timeline: February 2025-January 2027
Cost: $18 million
Funding: NTMWD
