[MUSIC] THE PROJECT TO WIDEN PGA PARKWAY TO SIX LANES IN NORTHEAST FRISCO WILL BE
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COMPLETE IN A MATTER OF MONTHS.[MUSIC] PGA PARKWAY IS ALREADY SIX LANES FROM CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE IN NORTHWEST FRISCO TO PRESTON ROAD. CREWS ARE NOW EXPANDING THE ROADWAY FROM PRESTON ROAD EAST TO COIT ROAD. "PGA PARKWAY USED TO BE TWO LANE ROAD. SO NOW WE'RE EXPANDING TO SIX LANES. AS YOU KNOW, SIX LANES MEANS FASTER COMMUTE AND SAFER DRIVE FOR THE PUBLIC." CREWS JUST FINISHED PAVING THE THREE EASTBOUND LANES AND NEXT WILL CREATE THE MEDIANS AND TURN LANES. "DURING ALL THIS CONSTRUCTION, DRIVERS NEED TO BE ALERT AND MOVE WITH CAUTION. OUR TOP PRIORITY IS THAT EVERYONE GET HOME SAFE." TRAFFIC WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVEL IN ONLY ONE LANE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
THE PROJECT COSTS ABOUT $30 MILLION. FUNDING CAME FROM SEVERAL SOURCES INCLUDING COLLIN 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 HOPE THIS PROJECT WILL MEET THE NEED OF THE CITY, WILL MEET THE NEED OF THE RESIDENTS." TO FOLLOW THIS PROJECT AND OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY, GO TO FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/CIP.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.