A new trail in east Plano is estimated to start construction next summer after Plano City Council approved an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to fund the project.

City officials approved the agreement at a meeting June 22.

The gist: Los Rios Trail will connect Cottonwood Creek Greenbelt Park to Bob Woodruff Park with a 12-foot-wide paved concrete trail spanning 2 miles, according to city documents.

The cost: TxDOT will be covering $4,365,900 for the project through a grant awarded to the city. Dunham said the total project cost is estimated to be over $5 million.

Jinsol Gukbap opened its first Texas location in Plano.

The details: The California-based restaurant offers a variety of Korean dishes like Gukbap, a pork soup served with steamed rice, Korean BBQ and cold noodles.

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

Upcoming projects

1. Frisco Street roundabout additions

Project: Four roundabouts will be added along Frisco Street at Technology Drive, Sports Village Road, All Stars Avenue and Research Road. The intersections will be converted from intersections to multilane roundabouts.

Update: The project is in the design phase with bidding for construction expected early next year.

• Timeline: early 2027-2028
• Cost: $12 million
• Funding source: city of Frisco

• Timeline: January 2027-January 2029
• Cost: $8 million
• Funding source: city of Plano

Former state Sen. Don Huffines was appointed as the Texas comptroller of public accounts, Gov. Greg Abbott announced July 2.

Huffines, a Dallas-area native with a bachelor's degree in business administration in finance from The University of Texas at Austin, will take over as the state's finance and budgeting officer from acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock. Huffines will officially begin his service Aug. 1.

Huffines defeated Hancock, who became acting comptroller one year ago, in the March Republican primary. He'll now face former state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt in the November general election for a four-year term.