Collin County is lining up $26 million from its newest bond sale for the planned U.S. 380 freeway that would carry traffic through Princeton, under a budget amendment on the Commissioners Court's agenda this afternoon.
The court meets at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at the Jack Hatchell Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road in McKinney. The amendment, listed on the consent agenda, would spread $243,672,179 in fiscal 2026 bond proceeds across county facility, road and open space projects.
The Princeton-area line items
The county's project list describes the $26 million entry as the "Northeast Freeway, future US 380 freeway in Princeton to OL at SH 121," with OL standing for the Collin County Outer Loop. The county would manage that money itself.
Two other road entries on the list touch U.S. 380 east of McKinney:
- $26 million for an alignment study of Outer Loop Segment 5, from State Highway 121 to U.S. 380; and
- $6 million for plans, specifications and estimates for the first Outer Loop service road from U.S. 380 to the Rockwall County line.
A separate $1.3 million line covers County Road 557 from U.S. 380 to State Highway 78.
Where the rest goes
Roads account for $199.1 million of the total. The largest single figure is $40.6 million for the first phase of the courthouse expansion and remodel.
