County says Outer Loop Segment 3 will open Friday after accelerated work

Nov 3, 2025

County engineers said Outer Loop Segment 3 — nearly 9 miles of two-lane concrete road built under the 2018 bond program — will open at the end of the day Friday; the project cost was reported as $62,700,000 and contractors and designers were acknowledged for completing work ahead of schedule.

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Clarence Dougherty, Collin County’s Director of Engineering, told commissioners the long-awaited Outer Loop Segment 3 will open at the end of the day Friday, ahead of the previously projected March 2026 completion. Dougherty said the segment is nearly 9 miles of two‑lane concrete with two long bridges and that the construction contract — funded from the county’s 2018 bond program — totaled $62,700,000.

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