Plano approves $10 million for water pipe replacements in neighborhoods

Plano homeowners in Park Boulevard, Parkway Estates and Whiffletree Addition are getting new water mains intended to reduce surprise breaks, service interruptions and emergency repairs after City Council approved fresh funding for both the finish of one line-replacement job and the start of another.

Council signed off June 22 on an extra $123,492 to close out the Park Boulevard cast iron pipe replacement project, bringing that work to about $4.7 million. The added money covered pavement replacement, pipe replacement and other final needs tied to the project, whose first phase from Preston Road to US 75 is complete and whose second phase from US 75 to the east city limits finished in September 2025.

The same vote also set aside more than $5.4 million to begin a new round of cast iron pipe replacements in Parkway Estates and Whiffletree Addition starting in July. Plano plans to replace roughly 14,500 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch pipe with PVC water mains, a change that should last longer, fail less often and help improve water quality.

Plano's adopted FY 2025-26 capital budget totals $318,968,063, including $57.8 million for Water & Sewer and $47.4 million for capital maintenance. Plano's Community Investment Program is a five-year guide for maintaining and improving streets, utilities, parks and facilities.

Fifty percent of Plano streets were built more than 30 years ago, 95% are concrete, and parts of Park Boulevard are more than 65 years old.

Plano’s water system carries a Superior rating from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and it exceeds all state and federal drinking-water standards. As a North Texas Municipal Water District member, Plano draws water from nearby lakes and conducts daily water-quality testing, while residents can report street and utility concerns through Fix it Plano.