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Check out 10 transportation projects in Prosper, Celina

Here are 10 transportation projects that are upcoming or ongoing in Prosper and Celina, according to both municipalities' capital improvement websites.

Upcoming
Coit Road improvements:
The project will reconstruct the existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided roadway from Choate Parkway to Outer Loop.

Coleman Street improvements: The project will improve an existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided roadway from Gorgeous Road to Prosper Trail.

Ongoing 
Coit Road widening:
Coit Road is being expanded from a four-lane roadway to a six-lane roadway from First Street to Prosper Trail.

Oklahoma Drive improvements: Oklahoma Drive from Pecan Street to Malone Drive is being updated. The project will replace the existing asphalt roadway construction with two concrete lanes and associated drainage, signage and pavement marking improvements.

 
coming soon
Alpha Omega Gymnastics opening soon in Celina

Alpha Omega Gymnastics is getting ready to open its new location in Celina, a representative confirmed.

What you need to know: The representative said the new location is projected to open March 9, and registration for the facility is now open. The gym offers tumbling and gymnastics classes and open gym hours, and they also are available for birthday parties, camps and other events.

  • 1250 S. Oklahoma Drive, Celina

 

FOODIE FRIDAY
Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Dallas - Fort Worth area.

Zumi Modern Sushi offers authentic Japanese cuisine in Southlake

Zumi Modern Sushi opened in late December in Southlake. 

The restaurant’s menu includes sashimi, nigiri and other cold dishes, such as salmon tataki and oysters. Hot dishes on the menu include a wagyu fried rice, sea bass miso and braised short rib.

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🍽️ Damas Bites now serving Syrian food near Richardson
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🍖 Gen Korean BBQ House in Denton announces opening date
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🌮 Barrio Tacos to offer ‘fully customizable’ tacos in McKinney
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😋 Los Amigos Grapevine celebrates 30th anniversary
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Acquario Pizza Pasta Bar now offers handmade, woodfired pizzas in Keller

The business offers a casual dining environment to eat a variety of wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta dishes, salads and appetizers, owner Elda Rata said.

Some menu items include Mezzaluna, a half-pizza, half calzone dish, and Noe Nicola, a pizza served with tomato sauce, mozzarella, prosciutto and arugula.

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CI Texas
4.5M Texans voted in March 3 primary, shattering past turnout records

Over 2.3 million Democrats and nearly 2.2 million Republicans voted in the March 3 election, according to unofficial election results from the secretary of state. Totaling nearly 4.5 million voters, this is “the highest voter turnout for a primary in Texas history,” the secretary of state’s office said.

By the numbers: Nearly one-fourth of Texas’ 18.7 million registered voters participated in the primaries, shattering turnout rates from recent years. Less than one-fifth of registered voters cast ballots in the 2024 presidential and 2022 midterm primaries, state election records show.

Texas’ previous primary turnout record was set in 2008, when 4.2 million voters cast ballots in high-profile presidential primaries.

Zooming in: Election data shows the most people cast votes in the high-profile U.S. Senate races that topped the ticket, with the total numbers of votes steadily decreasing down the ballot in both primaries.

There is “some certainty” that voter enthusiasm will extend to the November midterm election, Republican data analyst Ross Hunt told Community Impact during early voting.

 

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