Frisco closes Anthem Drive at King Road for intersection work
Anthem Drive closed at King Road for one week, blocking Frisco Lakes access and sending traffic to West Stonebrook Parkway or Drake Lane.
Anthem Drive was closed at King Road at 7 a.m. Thursday for a one-week intersection rebuild tied to Frisco’s King Road widening project. During the shutdown, drivers could not enter or exit the Frisco Lakes neighborhood from King Road through Anthem Drive, and the previously announced westbound King Road closure remains in place.
Traffic that normally uses Anthem Drive to reach eastbound King Road was directed south to West Stonebrook Parkway. Residents also could detour through the nearby Villages of Creekwood neighborhood and use Drake Lane to reach eastbound King Road. The work is centered on removing old pavement and preparing the ground for the new intersection, with Anthem Drive set to close again later for paving once that schedule is set.
The widening project stretches from Rose Lane to Witt Road and will rebuild King Road as a three-lane and four-lane concrete roadway with sidewalks on both sides. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records list the reconstruction effort at about 4,500 linear feet and estimate the cost at $12 million.
Frisco City Council unanimously approved the construction agreement with Little Elm and Denton County in November. Under that agreement, Denton County increased its contribution by $1.5 million to $6 million, Little Elm was set to contribute $1.6 million, and Frisco was set to cover about $538,000 plus half the project cost. Lighting and landscaping are being paid separately by Frisco.
Westbound King Road closures are expected to continue through the fall.
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