Southbound U.S. 75 Exit Ramp to U.S. 380 Scheduled for Closure

Press Release
For Immediate Release

For More Information, Please Call:
Mark Pettit
TxDOT Public Information Officer
(214) 317-2480
mpettit@dot.state.tx.us

Gus Khankarli
TxDOT Assistant Area Engineer
(972) 542-2345
gkhanka@dot.state.tx.us

Southbound U.S. 75 Exit Ramp to U.S. 380 Scheduled for Closure

COLLIN COUNTY - The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will close the southbound U.S. 75 exit ramp to U.S. 380, in McKinney, beginning Monday, April 6. The closure is expected to last until spring 2010 and is necessary to ensure the safety of the traveling public, as well as contractor crews and TxDOT inspectors during the reconstruction of the southbound U.S. 75 mainlanes and frontage road.

The closure is part of a traffic control plan designed to keep traffic moving while the $25.6 million U.S. 75/U.S. 380 intersection improvement project is completed.

TxDOT asks motorists to drive carefully through the work zone, and has placed electronic message boards along southbound U.S. 75 to notify the public of the scheduled closure. Signs will be in place to direct all traffic exiting southbound U.S. 75 to U.S. 380 to use the Wilmeth Road exit for the duration of the closure.

The project is scheduled for completion by fall 2010. TxDOT and Texas Sterling Construction Co. would like to apologize in advance for any inconvenience, and thank area drivers, local businesses, the City of McKinney and Collin County for their continued patience and cooperation as crews work diligently to complete this vital project as soon and as safely as possible.

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