For drivers headed north on State Hwy 78, the intersection at Hwy 205 is often backed up for a mile or more during non-holiday work weeks. Future TxDOT plans call for addition of 73 miles of arterial roads, the modification of 295 miles of arterial roads and much more.

With the population of Collin County expected to top 3 million in the next 30 years, engineers are recommending the addition of 73 miles of arterial roads, the modification of 295 miles of arterial roads and the removal of 145 miles of arterial roads from the Collin County Thoroughfare Plan.

The final report of the Collin County Future Mobility Study was presented last month to the Collin County Commissioners Court.

The study by Burns McDonnell, in association with Kimley-Horn and Single Wing Creative, was conducted to provide advance mobility planning for a county whose population doubled in the last 20 years and continues to grow.

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