Several Plano roads are set to undergo more construction this summer as the city moves ahead with its next phase of asphalt overlays.

What you need to know: At their Feb. 23 meeting, Plano City Council members approved a $5.38 million contract to construct a thin asphalt overlay on four roadway sections. Construction is slated to begin this summer and wrap in the fall, according to the city’s website.

One more thing: Construction work last summer added 47 miles of overlays in Plano, accounting for about a third of the city’s planned overlay projects, according to a news release from the city.

The Peach Cobbler Factory recently opened a Plano location, according to a company social media post.

On the menu: The business, which was founded in 2013 in Nashville, TN, serves a variety of desserts including:

• Cobblers
• Banana pudding
• Cheesecake in a cup

Several races were held during the March 3 election, including positions at the county, state and federal level. Meanwhile, developments across the metroplex are taking shape. 

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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.