Collin County Outer Loop

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Collin County Outer Loop
Outer Loop Road
Collin County Outer Loop
Current Collin County Outer Loop highlighted in red
Route information
Length6.4 mi (10.3 km)
ExistedOctober 8, 2012 [1] –present
Segment 3
Length1.8 mi [2]  (2.9 km)
West endDallas Parkway in Celina
East endTexas 289.svg SH 289 in Celina
Segment 1
Length4.6 mi [3]  (7.4 km)
West endUS 75.svg US 75 in Anna
East endTexas 121.svg SH 121 near Melissa
Highway system

The Collin County Outer Loop is a planned loop that will serve growing areas of Collin County, Texas in North Texas. It is a section of the planned Texas State Highway Loop 9 around the North Texas area. Upon completion, the Outer Loop will be the fourth limited-access belt road for Dallas, following TX Loop 12, Interstate 635 (L.B.J. Freeway) and the President George Bush Turnpike.

Contents

Current status

In its current state the Outer Loop runs 4.6 miles from US 75 in Anna to SH 121 just northeast of Melissa. This section was built at a cost of $21 million. [1] This section of road runs as a bi-directional two lane road, which will eventually be the north frontage road. [4] The Collin County Commissioners Court approved a staff proposal during an 18 March 2019 meeting to build the Outer Loop as a freeway instead of as a tollway as originally planned. [5]

A 1.8 mile section of the loop, running between Dallas Parkway (future Dallas North Tollway) and SH 289 (Preston Road), opened to traffic in summer 2021.

Future

The Outer Loop is planned to run for approximately 50 miles [4] [6] from the future northern extension of the Dallas North Tollway in Celina to Interstate 30 near Royse City. [7] The loop will be built in five different segments (including the section of road already open).

Segment 1

Segment 1 is the first section of road opened, running from US 75 to SH 121. This section will eventually become the north frontage road as main freeway lanes are added.

Segment 2

Segment 2 will run from FM 6 between Nevada and Josephine to the Rockwall County line near Royse City. This segment could possibly be extended further south past Interstate 30 through Rockwall, Kaufman and Dallas counties as part of a much larger outer loop. [8]

Segment 3

Segment 3 will run past US 75 to the future north extension of the Dallas North Tollway in Celina. This section will run through extreme north McKinney, close to Weston and cross SH 289 (Preston Road) before ending at the Dallas North Tollway. This section could possibly be extended further west through Denton County as part of a larger outer loop. [8]

As of July 2017, Collin County is in the process of acquiring the land required to extend the current section opened to traffic. Construction is expected to begin in 2019. [9] A two lane road between Dallas Parkway (future Dallas North Tollway) and SH 289 (Preston Road) opened in the summer of 2021. This section of road is currently being extended to FM 2478 (Custer Road), with an anticipated completion date of fall 2022.[ citation needed ]

Segment 4

Segment 4 will run from US 380 near Farmersville to FM 6 between Nevada and Josephine.

Segment 5

Segment 5 will connect segments 1 and 4, running through sparsely populated areas of the county.

Junction list

The entire route is in Collin County.

Locationmi
[2] [3]
kmDestinationsNotes
Celina 0.00.0Dallas Parkway (future Dallas North Tollway)Western terminus
County Road 52, County Road 1117Planned interchange (phase 3)
1.82.9Texas 289.svg SH 289 (Preston Road)Current eastern end of phase 3
County Road 88Planned interchange (phase 3)
County Road 87Planned interchange (phase 3)
Texas FM 2478.svg FM 2478  Weston, McKinney Planned interchange (phase 3)
County Road 126Planned interchange (phase 3)
Weston Texas FM 543.svg FM 543  Weston, McKinney Planned interchange (phase 3)
County Road 286, County Road 283Planned interchange (phase 3)
Anna 0.00.0US 75.svg US 75 Western terminus of phase 1; US 75 exit 47B
AnnaMelissa line1.72.7Texas 5.svg SH 5 (South Powell Street / McKinney Street)
4.67.4Texas 121.svg SH 121 Current eastern terminus of Collin County Outer Loop
County Road 472, County Road 474Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 476, County Road 475Planned interchange (phase 5)
Anna County Road 506Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 577Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 576Planned interchange (phase 5)
Texas 78.svg SH 78  Leonard, Blue Ridge Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 630Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 632Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 973Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 670Planned interchange (phase 5)
Texas FM 981.svg FM 981  Leonard, Blue Ridge, Celeste Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 834Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 825Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 669, County Road 622Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 618Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 663Planned interchange (phase 5)
Texas FM 2194.svg FM 2194  Merit, Farmersville Planned interchange (phase 5)
County Road 655Planned interchange (phase 5)
Farmersville US 380.svg US 380  Greenville, McKinney Planned interchange (phases 4/5)
Texas FM 647.svg FM 647  Farmersville, Josephine Planned interchange (phase 4)
County Road 649Planned interchange (phase 4)
County Road 647, County Road 644Planned interchange (phase 4)
Texas FM 1778.svg FM 1778  Josephine, Copeville Planned interchange (phase 4)
County Road 596Planned interchange (phase 4)
Josephine Texas FM 6.svg FM 6  Josephine, Nevada Planned interchange (phases 4/2)
County Road 637Planned interchange (phase 2)
County Road 1040Planned interchange (phase 2)
Royse City County Road 592, County Road 590Planned interchange (phase 2)
County Road 800Planned interchange (phase 2)
Texas FM 1138.svg FM 1138  / County Road 800 Nevada Planned interchange (phase 2)
Texas FM 2755.svg FM 2755  Lavon Planned interchange (phase 2)
County Road 900Planned interchange (phase 2)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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