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          THE 6-LANE ROADWAY PROJECT TO COMPLETE PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY HAS REACHED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE. 
          “WE STARTED PAVING.” “PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY IS A MAJOR THROUGHFARE THAT RUNS EAST WEST.” CONSTRUCTION TO BUILD THE FINAL SECTION OF PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY IN NORTHERN FRISCO STARTED SPRING 2024. 
          AND NOW IT'S BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE. 
          “PAVING STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO. WE ARE FINISHING UP BOTH THE BRIDGES OF PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY." CREWS ARE POURING THE CONCRETE FOR THE LAST SECTION BETWEEN THE DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY AND PRESTON ROAD. 
          A BRIDGE OVER THE RAILROAD AND ANOTHER OVER PANTHER CREEK ARE ALSO BEING PAVED. 
          “WHEN WE’RE DONE WITH PAVING WE’LL START WORKING THE MEDIANS, LANDSCAPE, IRRIGATION, LIGHTING IS GOING IN.” AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS WILL BE INSTALLED AT PRESTON ROAD AND UNIVERSAL PARKWAY. 
          “WE’LL OPEN UNIVERSAL PARKWAY THE SAME TIME WE OPEN PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY. 
          WE PLAN TO OPEN 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC BY LATE SEPTEMBER, EARLY OCTOBER." WHEN IT'S COMPLETE, DRIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL FROM FM 423 ALL THE WAY TO COIT ROAD ON PANTHER CREEK PARKWAY. 
          IT WILL ALSO HELP EASE TRAFFIC ON ELDORADO PARKWAY PLUS MOVE TRAFFIC AROUND THE FUTURE UNIVERSAL KIDS RESORT AND FIELDS DEVELOPMENT. 
          “RIGHT NOW ELDORADO HAS 40 TO 50,000 MOTORISTS PER DAY. 
          WHEN WE OPEN PANTHER CREEK AT THE END OF THE YEAR, A LOT OF CARS WILL USE PANTHER CREEK.” THE PROJECT COST ABOUT $55 MILLION AND IS FUNDED BY BONDS AND ROADWAY IMPACT FEES PAID BY DEVELOPERS. 
          AND TXDOT WILL REIMBURSE THE CITY UP TO $30 MILLION OF THAT THROUGH A FUNDING AGREEMENT. 
          “THIS NEEDED TO BE BUILT, JUST TO CONNECT THE EAST WEST CORRIDORS.” ALL 6 LANES ARE EXPECTED TO BE OPEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.