Three Collin County road projects to reshape traffic through 2027

Commuters across Collin County face a multi-year phase of road work that will alter traffic patterns and local budgets as three major projects move forward. The most disruptive is the ongoing US 380 widening between the Collin-Denton county line and Loop 288, a Texas Department of Transportation project that is continuing traffic switches and is scheduled to run from January 2022 through March 2026 at an estimated $175.7 million.

Closer to home in Frisco, Lebanon Road is planned to be widened from four lanes to a six-lane divided roadway between FM 423 and Todd Drive. The project timeline lists activity from October 2025 through late 2027, and work was expected to begin in December 2025. The estimated cost is about $23 million, funded by the city and external sources. That widening targets a growing corridor tying residential neighborhoods and commercial development, and it is likely to affect local access, school routes and peak-period flows as construction progresses.

In Plano, Communications Parkway underwent an arterial concrete overlay that wrapped up in December 2025. The project carried a 2025 timeline and was funded with approximately $1.53 million from city coffers. That localized work aimed to extend pavement life and smooth traffic on a corridor used by commercial traffic and commuters accessing central Plano employers.

Regional projects outside Collin County provide context for traffic and freight movements across North Texas. Work on Championship Parkway in Fort Worth and Terminal D improvements at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport continue to shape longer-distance travel and logistics patterns that interact with Collin County roadways.

The policy implications are significant. The US 380 project represents a major state investment in capacity and regional connectivity, while the Frisco and Plano projects reflect municipal prioritization of local arterial improvements and maintenance. Funding sources vary from TxDOT capital spending to city-led budgets supplemented by outside dollars; those choices flow from past budget and planning decisions that residents and elected officials approved. For taxpayers, the mix of large state projects and smaller municipal overlays underscores how transport investment is split across jurisdictions and how local budget decisions translate into visible change on neighborhood streets.

For drivers the practical takeaways are straightforward: expect continued lane and traffic shifts on US 380 through March 2026, active construction and lane impacts on Lebanon Road as the widening moves forward, and only localized disruptions on Communications Parkway now that its overlay is complete. Property owners, commuters and businesses along these corridors should plan for altered access and potential delays, and monitor city and TxDOT project updates for the latest traffic-control maps and staging information.

These projects will influence commute reliability, development patterns and local maintenance priorities into 2027. Residents interested in the pace, funding and community impacts can follow municipal budget briefings and TxDOT schedules as officials complete the work and any follow-up phases.