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Council hears options for three DART rail crossings; Lamar crossing prioritized for downtown access
Summary
McKINNEY, Texas — McKinney engineering staff on Jan. 7 outlined three options to improve east–west mobility across DART rail lines: a grade-separated overpass at Wilmoth Road, a new Lamar Street crossing tied to the municipal campus redevelopment, and upgrades at the Broad Street underpass.
McKINNEY, Texas — McKinney engineering staff on Jan. 7 outlined three options to improve east–west mobility across DART rail lines: a grade-separated overpass at Wilmoth Road, a new Lamar Street crossing tied to the municipal campus redevelopment, and upgrades at the Broad Street underpass.
Gary Graham, the city’s director of engineering, told the council the three projects address different needs: regional mobility and industrial access (Wilmoth), downtown ingress and egress for the municipal campus (Lamar), and safety and neighborhood concerns at an aging Broad Street rail trestle.
Cost estimates and railroad requirements
Graham presented rough cost estimates and described complications tied to railroad operations and federal grant competitiveness. "The total estimates right now is $27,000,000" for a Wilmoth…
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