With construction on the future Dallas North Tollway corridor expansion wrapping up next fall, Prosper and Celina officials are planning for what development along the corridor should look like.

The big picture: Both cities have spent the past few years working with property owners and refining land-use plans and development standards for their stretch of the tollway. Celina has at least 10 miles of future tollway, while Prosper has 3 miles. 

What it means: Tollway development in Celina could include office campuses, entertainment venues, hotels and employment centers. In Prosper, officials are planning for mixed-use developments featuring retail, restaurants, offices and housing.

What they're saying: Celina Mayor Ryan Tubbs said Celina sees the tollway as the city’s “best chance” at offsetting the residential tax base and relieving property tax burdens on residents. Similarly, Bristol said developing land in Prosper’s tollway district could also help ease residents’ property taxes by removing the agricultural property tax exemption. 

Barnes & Noble is now open in Prosper. 

Zooming in: The company opened its new storefront at the Gates of Prosper. Barnes & Noble offers a wide selection of books, magazines, DVDs and records. 

• 1191 Gates Parkway, Ste. 300, Prosper

The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport board of directors approved contracts for work on a pedestrian bridge, parking lot addition, Skylink and Terminal F at the May 7 meeting.

Pedestrian Bridge: A contract was awarded to Archer Western Construction of Dallas for $479,330 for both a temporary and a permanent repair of the pedestrian bridge connecting Terminals C and D.

Parking lot: Construction started in early May to expand the South Remote parking lot with Batson-Cook of Irving for $11,635. The Irving-based company will add 1,500 parking spaces and a second entrance/exit.

Terminal F: A reimbursement agreement with American Airlines for Terminal F procurement and construction services for Phases 1 and 1A was approved for $50 million.

According to board documents, the work covered interior and exterior finishes within the American back-of-house spaces.

Skylink: The public address system serving the 10 existing Skylink stations will be replaced, and the new Terminal F Skylink public address infrastructure will be integrated into the systems. The contract with Alstom Transport USA of Pittsburgh is for $3.95 million.