Upcoming projects

1. Traffic signalization for six intersections and modification for one

Project: The city is adding new traffic signals at six intersections and modifying the signals at the SH 121 and Spring Creek Parkway intersection, per previous reporting.

Update: The project was approved by Plano City Council Sept. 28. Designs are estimated to be completed in a year.

• Timeline: Sept. 2026-27

• Cost: $468,599 (design only)

• Funding: city of Plano

Ongoing projects

2. Legacy area intersection improvements

Project: Crews are working on new turn lanes and safety improvements for five intersections in west Plano.

Update: Work is complete at all intersections except Legacy Drive and Corporate Drive. Community Investment Program Engineering Manager Clay Lipscomb said work at that intersection has been delayed due to utility conflicts and are now expected to be completed in November.

• Timeline: Oct. 2025-Nov. 2026

• Cost: $2.8 million

• Funding: city of Plano

Mediterranean restaurant Gyro Rice and Spice plans to open a new location in Plano next year.

What they offer: The menu includes gyros, bowls, feta fries and salads, according to its website. Diners can also order the restaurant’s smashed pita, which includes ground beef, mozzarella, garlic sauce, lettuce, tomato, onions and pickles on a warm pita.

• 9613 Coit Road, Ste. 108, Plano

SaponiQ, a Richardson-based soap brand, launched in early October, said founder Sandy Palisch.

A closer look: SaponiQ sells six botanical cleansing bars made from scratch at the company’s cold-process production facility in Richardson. The bars include plant-based ingredients like aloe and turmeric, as well as charcoal and essential oils.

Quote of note: "My engineering background taught me to question every part of a system," Palisch said in a news release. "When I looked at body care, I saw innovation becoming synonymous with adding more products and more steps. I wanted to apply that same engineering mindset to something much simpler: how much better can we make the cleansing step itself?"

• 1230 Exchange Drive, Richardson