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FM 2514 hearing set Thursday

by | Jan 10, 2018 | Latest

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A public hearing on plans to widen FM 2514 (Parker Road) into Wylie will be conducted Thursday by Texas Department of Transportation.

Informational displays will be available for viewing at 6 p.m. and the hearing starts at 7 p.m. at McMillan Junior High School, 1050 Park Blvd.

Project length is 3.34 miles from Lavon Parkway to Brown Street in Wylie. Proposed is widening the section from a 2-lane undivided roadway to a 4-lane urban roadway. Expansion to six lanes could occur at a later date.

Cost of the project is approximately $20 million and construction is expected to begin in 2021 and end in 2023.

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