McKinney’s latest update to its capital improvements program is putting projects in the city’s eastern section front and center.
The North Texas suburb’s capital improvements program (CIP) is an annually updated five-year plan for major capital projects in the city, including all probable funding sources for the period. The projects are selected by the city council and sourced from citizen boards, the bond committee, master plans, and city staff members, according to McKinney’s website.
The latest update to the CIP for fiscal year 2024 details a number of infrastructure projects in the eastern portion of the city, including road and street construction, water main improvements, wastewater mains, and sewer mains.
“The infrastructure in the East McKinney Redevelopment and Preservation (EMRP) area is among the oldest in McKinney and needs repair or rehabilitation to continue to support residents and businesses,” reads the city’s website.
Projects planned for fiscal year 2024 will cost taxpayers about $237 million. The updated plan will be submitted to the city council in August.
CIP projects currently underway include the reconstruction of Louisiana Street from Highway 5 to Throckmorton and repairs to Green Street and Andrews Street. The three projects alone will cost taxpayers about $12.3 million.
Early next year, the city will begin reconstructing Virginia Street from Highway 5 to Throckmorton, and Throckmorton will be rebuilt from Virginia to Lamar. The estimated cost to taxpayers for the projects is $7.7 million.
McKinney is also collaborating with the Texas Department of Transportation on another project.
“The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is leading efforts to fully reconstruct S.H. 5 from Spur 399 to Power House Street as a 4 to 6-lane divided roadway,” the city said on its website.
In preparation for the TxDOT project, the city will design and relocate new water and wastewater mains and acquire easements for new lines. Construction on the water utilities is expected to begin later in 2023.
