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Check out 10 transportation projects in Prosper, Celina

Here are 10 transportation projects that are upcoming or underway in Prosper and Celina, according to the town and city's capital improvement websites. This list is not comprehensive.

Upcoming projects
Frontier Parkway construction: 
The project spans Frontier Parkway from FM 1385 to Dallas Parkway. The project will construct four lanes of concrete roadway.

First Street widening: First Street will be widened from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided roadway from the Dallas North Tollway to Coleman Street.

Ongoing projects
Sunset Boulevard reconstruction:
The asphalt pavement of Sunset Boulevard is being replaced along with the installation of a sanitary sewer line. The project spans Preston Road to Coit Road.

Coit Road reconstruction: The project will construct four lanes of an ultimate six-lane roadway. The project spans Coit Road from First Street to Prosper Trail.

 
Coming Soon
The Gents Place to offer grooming services this summer in Prosper

The Gents Place is opening soon in Prosper. 

What they offer: It will offer grooming services in an upscale environment, according to the business website. Hair care services include cuts, shampooing, conditioning and facial hair trims. Specialty manicures and pedicures are also offered, alongside boot and shoe polishing.

  • 1081 Gates Parkway, Ste. 100, Prosper

 

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

Kame Sushi offers sushi, more in Frisco

The sushi restaurant offers sushi, nigiri, sashimi, towers and more. It also serves sake, cocktails and Japanese whisky.

Some of the most popular dishes at Kame Sushi are the “Kame’s Trust Me” menu, which comes with soup and a fresh salad, the Kame Roll, a sashimi wrap apple roll and several hibachi dishes, a company representative said.


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🍴 La Picosa now serving Mexican food in Richardson
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🍕 Oak & Stone to serve artisan pizza, cocktails in McKinney
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🍽️ Cracker Barrel brings homestyle dining to Prosper
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☕️ The Coach Coffee Shop coming to Allen Premium Outlets this summer
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Cafe Meltie now offers coffee, tea in downtown Plano

The Korean- and French-inspired cafe offers a variety of coffee, tea and juice. A Cafe Meltie store worker said they also have pastry options, including creme croissants, their most popular pastry.

Some coffee options include lattes, their caramel macchiato and cappuccinos. Cafe Meltie also has tea and juice options such as green tea and grapefruit-ade.


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CI Texas
Q&A: Catch up with the Republicans running for Texas railroad commissioner in the May 26 runoff

On May 26, Republican voters will choose their nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission in a runoff election between former Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French and incumbent Jim Wright.

The overview: The Republican railroad commission race is one of several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Wright and French were the two highest-performing candidates in the five-way primary race, with Wright receiving 32.1% of the vote and French collecting 31.7%.

The winner of the May 26 overtime round will face state Rep. John Rosenthal, D-Houston, in the November midterm election. Third-party candidates may also appear on the November ballot.

Did you know? The railroad commission regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry, while the state's railroads are under the control of the Texas Department of Transportation and the federal government. The agency has three commissioners elected to staggered six-year terms.

At the polls: Texans can vote early from May 18-22, with runoff election day May 26.

 

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