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Plano approves $3.19 million Park Boulevard concrete repairs

Plano approved $3.19 million for Park Boulevard concrete repairs from Preston Road to Independence Parkway, with work set to run through October 2027.

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Plano approves $3.19 million Park Boulevard concrete repairs
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Drivers on Park Boulevard should expect a long construction window after Plano approved $3,193,250 for concrete repairs between Preston Road and Independence Parkway. The city awarded the job to Frisco-based ICOS Management LLC, and work is set to begin June 1 and continue through October 2027.

The project reaches beyond a simple pavement patch. Plano said the scope includes 9,900 square yards of arterial concrete, 10,500 square feet of sidewalk and 35 barrier-free ramps, tying roadway repair to pedestrian access along a corridor that connects neighborhoods, businesses and major destinations across the city. Funding will come from the 2025-26 Street Improvements Community Investment Program.

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Park Boulevard is already part of a broader wave of city street work. Plano’s major road construction page lists the corridor again among 2026 asphalt-overlay projects, with a separate segment from Midway Road to Preston Road planned for summer 2026 and completion in fall 2026. City street updates also showed westbound lane closures and a concrete pour on Park Boulevard near Stain Glass Drive and Woodburn Corners, a sign that disruptions may come in stages as work advances along the corridor.

Plano’s Spring 2026 Progress Quarterly Report says projects like these are meant to address aging infrastructure, accommodate future growth and improve quality of life. The city is spending now rather than waiting for more severe deterioration, backed in part by the $647,910,000 in bond authority voters approved in May 2025. That financing gives Plano room to tackle major arterials before small cracks and failing slabs become more costly problems.

The Park Boulevard approval came alongside another arterial concrete project approved earlier in May for $2.6 million, also scheduled to run through the summer and fall of 2026. Taken together, the projects show Plano working through a citywide maintenance cycle on aging roads such as Independence Parkway, Legacy Drive, Park Boulevard and Parker Road. The bid notice says the Park Boulevard job could also be extended to additional nearby arterial locations if quantities allow, giving the city flexibility to expand repairs while crews and materials are already in place.

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