Plano completed a series of street, alley and trail projects between March and June, city staff said, including a segment of the Legacy Trail, reconstruction of more than 6,100 linear feet of alley and arterial repairs on Independence Parkway.

A staff member, City staff, said the work aims to save tax dollars and improve ride quality. “It’s a faster process that’s saving millions in tax dollars,” the staff member said, adding that overlays provide a smoother, quieter surface.

The city replaced a portion of the Legacy Trail between Hedge Cokes Road and Preston Road and renovated the adjacent retaining wall. Crews completed an ultra-thin asphalt overlay on Hedge Cokes Road between Preston Road and Custer Road, the city said. The city also reported that arterial concrete repair on Independence Parkway from Spring Creek Parkway to Hedge Cokes Road is finished and that an asphalt overlay on that corridor is now underway.

More than 6,100 linear feet of existing alley was reconstructed on Sunflower, Sandpiper, Sun Meadows, Winding Brook, Oak Shores, Westmoreland and Cherrywood streets, the city said. On the Legacy Drive corridor improvement projects, intersections at Independence Parkway and Custer Road are finished; only minor work remains at K Avenue.

City staff provided a cost comparison for pavement approaches, saying one mile of concrete street replacement costs about $12 million, while the same mile using asphalt overlay is about $2 million. The staff member said the overlay approach reduces time and expense compared with full concrete replacement.

Plano’s engineering, public works and parks and recreation teams were named as the units that worked on the projects; the city did not specify exact project budgets, overall schedule for the still-underway overlay work, or the number of residents directly affected.

For now, the city reports the listed segments and intersections as complete and said crews continue follow-up work at K Avenue and on the Independence Parkway overlay.