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WORK TO WIDEN PGA PARKWAY IN NORTHERN FRISCO HAS REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE. DRIVERS ARE NOW TRAVELING ON NEW PAVEMENT.
"EVERYTHING WILL BE KNOW WHEN THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE. WE JUST PAVED TWO LANES OF THE SIX LANES THAT WE'RE PROJECTING FOR THIS PROJECT." THE NEW ROADWAY TAKES DRIVERS BETWEEN PRESTON AND COIT ROADS. "DRIVERS WILL NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE DRIVING ONTO THE NEWLY PAVED ROADS AND ALSO NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TRANSITIONS." THE MAIN TRAFFIC SWITCH FROM THE NORTHERN LANES TO THE SOUTHERN LANES HAPPENS JUST EAST OF PRESTON ROAD NEAR BANDON TRAIL. "I ASK DRIVERS TO EXERCISE CAUTIONS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE WORK ZONE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US, THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS AND THE WORKERS." CREWS WILL NOW TEAR UP THE OLD ROADWAY TO MAKE WAY FOR THE REST OF THE NEW LANES. IF AND WHEN CLOSURES HAPPEN, THEY WILL BE BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. AND 3:30 P.M. THE PROJECT INVOLVES MORE THAN BUILDING SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC. "CURRENTLY, HILLCREST IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SO WE'LL DO PORTION OF THE PAVEMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HILLCREST." LEFT AND RIGHT TURN LANES WILL BE CREATED, PLUS A 36-IN WATER LINE WILL BE INSTALLED FOR THIS GROWING PART OF THE CITY. THE PROJECT WILL COST ABOUT $30 MILLION. FUNDING WILL COME FROM SEVERAL SOURCES, INCLUDING COLIN COUNTY, DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES, AND VOTER APPROVED BONDS. ALL SIX LANES OF PGA PARKWAY BETWEEN PRESTON AND COIT ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OPEN BY THE END OF 2026.
"I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT." TO FOLLOW THIS PROJECT AND OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY, GO TO FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/CIP.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.