Frisco has several transportation projects underway or in the planning stages, including road widenings, new traffic signals and roundabouts.

What to know: Construction projects like PGA Parkway and the Lebanon Road expansion remain in construction, while new roundabouts and traffic signals are being renovated or installed. 

Colorado-based Snarf’s Sandwiches is planning to open a new restaurant in Frisco. 

What to know: Snarf’s Sandwiches’ menu consists of 37 different sandwiches, along with salads, hot dogs, soups, vegetarian options and desserts. Sandwiches range from 5- to 12-inches. 

According to a TDLR filing, an empty building between Burning Rice and Dilla’s Quesadillas will undergo a $350,000 renovation to create a 2,684 square-foot Snarf’s Sandwiches. Construction to convert the space began Aug. 1 and is expected to finish by Nov. 15.

• 3930 Preston Road, Frisco

Trung Nguyên E-Coffee, a coffee chain founded in Vietnam, has opened a new location in Frisco. 

On the menu: Trung Nguyên E-Coffee serves traditional Vietnamese phin coffee, modern coffee beverages, pastries and light snacks, offering customers a taste of Vietnamese coffee culture in a quick-service setting. The coffeehouse celebrated its soft opening in early August and is now officially open to the public.

With the opening of its Frisco location, Trung Nguyên E-Coffee now operates out of six locations in the United States and over 800 locations across Vietnam’s 63 provinces. 

• 9244 Prestmont Place, Frisco

Check out five upcoming and ongoing transportation projects around Dallas-Fort Worth.

1. SH 170 spur
Project: The project, which was first presented in 2024, would connect Intermodal Parkway to Old Denton Road. A new elevated bridge, 1.4 miles in length, would be constructed from the main lanes east of I-35W to Intermodal Parkway, with associated roadway on either side, for a total project of 2.4 miles.
Update: Public hearings for the project were held in person and virtually July 28 to gather public input. Schematic design and environmental work would start in the spring of 2027, according to a news release. ​​​​​​

• Timeline: spring 2027-spring 2029
• Cost: $115 million
• Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation

Texas’ audit of hundreds of proposed data centers will likely wrap up by the end of the year, grid officials said Aug. 20.

The overview: Up to 300 proposals will be audited to ensure they meet certain criteria before the data centers can begin connecting to the state electric grid. If all the plans are approved, these facilities alone could use about 200 gigawatts of electricity—more than twice Texas’ 91-gigawatt peak demand record, which was set on July 22.

How we got here: On Aug. 3, Gov. Greg Abbott directed ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to audit proposed data centers regarding their water and electricity use; tax exemptions; impacts on residents; and facility ownership.

More details: Only large loads, or facilities that are expected to use at least 75 megawatts of electricity, will be fully audited. However, ERCOT will also survey proposed data centers that would use 25 megawatts of electricity or more.

ERCOT plans to release reports detailing the results of the audit and surveys on Dec. 10, officials said.