Frisco outlines 10 road projects as growth drives construction

Gaylord Parkway and Ohio Drive

The first commuter headache is already here: Gaylord Parkway and Ohio Drive are being rebuilt around a new roundabout, and lane closures and traffic switches are expected to stay in place through August. That makes this one of the most immediate disruptions for drivers moving around the western edge of Frisco, especially anyone trying to cut between major north-south routes and nearby neighborhoods.

The payoff is a safer, more efficient intersection once the work is done. For now, the city’s spring 2026-early 2027 timeline and $3.5 million budget mean residents will keep navigating temporary lane patterns before the new traffic flow can take hold.

King Road

King Road is one of the projects most likely to be felt before sunrise and after school pickup, because westbound closures are set to continue through the fall while the road is widened from Rose Lane to Witt Road. The work will turn the corridor into a three- and four-lane concrete roadway, part of Frisco’s effort to give growing neighborhoods a stronger east-west spine.

The construction window runs from late 2025 into spring 2027, with a $3.7 million price tag. In the short term, that means slower trips and more rerouting; in the long term, it means a sturdier local road built for the traffic Frisco keeps adding.

Teel Parkway

Teel Parkway is another project with a direct school-day impact, because crews are widening the road from Stafford Middle School to Olive Branch Road. The corridor is being expanded from a two-lane divided roadway to a four-lane divided roadway, and the project is expected to run through the end of 2026.

That stretch matters because it carries both neighborhood traffic and school traffic, so the disruption will be felt in the morning rush as much as in the evening return trip. With a $9.36 million budget and outside funding in the mix, the city is betting that the payoff will be worth the detours now facing Hollyhock and surrounding routes.

Dallas Parkway frontage roads

Dallas Parkway frontage road work from Panther Creek Parkway to PGA Parkway is one of the clearest signs that Frisco’s growth is no longer just pushing outward, it is forcing the Tollway corridor to keep up. The widening is already under construction, with a timeline running from early 2025 to mid-2026 and an $18.39 million price tag.

The good news is that this project should eventually ease pressure on one of the city’s most heavily used north-south travel corridors. The bad news is that recurring lane restrictions and work-zone slowdowns along Dallas Parkway and the frontage roads continue to shape daily commutes while crews finish the job.

Meadow Hill Drive

Meadow Hill Drive is a neighborhood-scale project with outsized local impact because it includes reconstruction from North County Road to Rogers Road, plus two roundabouts and drainage and culvert improvements. Frisco City Council approved a $2.16 million contract on May 5, and construction is slated to begin in June.

The city’s timeline puts the work in the mid-2026 to mid-2027 window, with a total cost of $3.7 million. That means nearby residents will see short-term disruption from construction equipment and detours, but the long-term benefit should be a more resilient road that handles both traffic and stormwater better.

Lebanon Road widening

Lebanon Road from FM 423 to Todd Drive is one of Frisco’s bigger capacity projects, stretching from a four-lane to a six-lane divided roadway. The work also includes pavement reconstruction, bridge work, drainage improvements, median landscaping, lighting replacement, turn-lane improvements, and streambank mitigation on Stewart Creek.

This is the kind of project that will be felt in multiple layers: drivers see the lane shifts first, but the corridor’s commercial and residential access improves only after the widening is complete. The timeline runs through the end of 2027, with a $23 million cost and both city and external funding supporting it.

Frisco Street construction

Frisco Street from Eldorado Parkway to Panther Creek Parkway is still in the design phase, which means the heavy machinery has not arrived yet, but the corridor is already on the city’s growth clock. The road is planned as a four-lane divided roadway, with construction expected to begin in spring 2026 and continue into mid-2027.

At $15 million, it is a major future connector for a city that keeps pushing development northward and eastward. The benefit will be a more complete north-south route through a fast-growing part of Frisco, but the traffic impact will come later, after the project moves from plans to pavement.

Hillcrest Road upgrades

Hillcrest Road between SH 121 and Main Street is still in the planning phase, and the city says detailed project information is not yet available. Even so, the corridor already stands out because it links the busy SH 121 edge with the city’s older core near Main Street.

The current timeline stretches from mid-2027 to late 2028, with an estimated cost of $12 million. For commuters, that means the real relief is still years away, but it also means Frisco is planning ahead for the kind of cross-town demand that growth inevitably brings.

John Hickman Parkway construction

John Hickman Parkway from Dallas North Tollway to Parkwood Boulevard is one of the more important connector projects in the northern part of the city. The roadway is in design now, with construction expected to begin in 2027 and wrap in spring 2028.

The city has put a $7.5 million estimate on the expansion, which will help traffic moving between the Tollway and the growing residential and commercial areas west of Parkwood. In the short run, the route remains a pressure point tied to Tollway activity; in the longer run, it is one of the roads meant to absorb that pressure.

Legacy Drive construction

Legacy Drive from Main Street to Panther Creek Parkway is the longest-horizon project on the list, with a design phase still underway and a timeline stretching from mid-2027 to mid-2029. The $23 million project is funded by the city and external sources, which signals how central this corridor has become to Frisco’s next phase of growth.

Legacy already functions as one of the city’s defining north-south routes, tying older parts of Frisco to newer development north of Main. When this work finally begins, the tradeoff will be familiar: slower travel and more construction in the near term, followed by a corridor that can carry far more of the city’s daily movement.