Collin County is leading the Future Mobility Study and is partnering with cities, adjacent counties and other agencies such as the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to help ensure a regional approach to transportation planning. Transportation needs do not stop at county lines which is why Dallas, Rockwall and Hunt counties are included in the study. 

The study focuses on transportation needs in the east portion of Collin County. The study area is bound by I-30 on the south, SH 121 on the north and the Collin County/Hunt County line on the east. The western boundary is a combination of President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT), SH 78, FM 2551, SH 5 and Airport Boulevard. Click here to view the study area. 

Collin and adjoining counties have become an attractive location for new commercial and residential developments which makes it difficult to identify land needed for future transportation improvements. Early planning and public involvement are important for maximizing mobility benefits, identifying and developing potential transportation options, evaluating and mitigating possible impacts, and preserving land needed for potential improvements.​ 

Using data and feedback collected during the first phase of the study, the second phase will focus on identifying and analyzing specific improvements to support future transportation needs. The study team will conduct an infrastructure assessment, modal analysis, traffic analysis and route studies. Improvements will be analyzed according to a number of factors, including but not limited to: engineering and traffic analysis, environmental impacts, cost, and stakeholder and public input. 

Collin County is one of the fastest growing counties in Texas and the high growth rate is expected to continue. While much of the study area is very rural today, those same areas will become more developed over the next 30 years and beyond. Most of the major existing roadways in the study area are two lane roadways, which will not meet the demands of the future, projected population in the area. Counties and cities have the potential now to shape their mobility future and plan for future improvements.

Public input is important and will be used to help identify and develop transportation improvements for the study area. The public will have several opportunities to provide input during the second phase of the study. Click here to sign up for updates about the study, including public meeting notices.

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Click here to submit a question. Questions can also be emailed to info@ccfuturemobility.com. 

At this time, there is no specific date for when Collin County will announce future transportation improvements for the study area. Next steps will be determined based on outcomes from the second phase of the study which is expected to be complete by Winter 2023. However, all dates are subject to change. 

Yes, safety in all modes of transportation is a high priority in this study. A preliminary crash analysis was conducted using TxDOT’s Crash Records Information System (CRIS). The study team analyzed five years of crash data from 2015-2019 to identify areas where crashes frequently occur and opportunities to enhance safety on roadways within the study area.

During the second phase of the study, we will consider future transportation technologies for which reliable, quantitative data is available. The study team will develop three scenarios demonstrating how different adoption levels of connected and autonomous vehicles could impact future roadway capacity. Other data will be considered as it becomes available for other potential future technological impacts such as the future adoption of electric vehicles, ridesharing, micromobility, and telecommuting.

Regional connectivity is an important part of the study. Transportation needs do not stop at county lines which is why Dallas, Rockwall and Hunt counties are included in the study. Data from the origin-destination traffic study as well as input from the public, businesses, agencies and local governments will be important for understanding travel patterns and evaluating future transportation needs throughout the study area.

No new toll roads are being considered in the study area. 

A new bridge across Lavon Lake is not being considered due to environmental constraints, including potential impacts to property owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Yes, as well as other modes of transportation that will be considered as the study moves forward.

Yes, the study will use feedback and data collected during prior planning efforts as much as possible, including information for the first phase of the Collin County Future Mobility Study and the 2014 Collin County Mobility Plan which serves as a guide for future investments in transportation facilities and services. The study will also consider current planning efforts such as the Collin County Outer Loop, the multiple TxDOT US 380 projects and NCTCOG Collin County Transit Study.

Yes, the study will use feedback and data collected during prior planning efforts as much as possible, including the 2014 Collin County Mobility Plan which serves as a guide for future investments in transportation facilities and services. The study will also consider current planning efforts such as the Collin County Outer Loop, the multiple TxDOT US 380 projects and NCTCOG Collin County Transit study. 

The County will continue to consider population data and projections available from a variety of sources, including the 2020 Census, NCTCOG, Texas Demographic Center, and Texas Water Development Board. All sources show that the population of Collin County will continue to grow at a rapid rate. 

Using already developed data, a preliminary analysis of relevant environmental data was conducted during the first phase of the study to identify land use, major utility corridors, public parks and recreation areas, conservation and environmentally sensitive areas, and natural features such as vegetation, streams and wildlife. ​Some of the most notable environmental constraints within the study area include: Lavon Lake, Lake Ray Hubbard, many other smaller lakes, several Soil Conservation Site Reservoirs, US Army Corps of Engineers land and several oil and gas pipelines. The second phase of the study will include environmental studies to further identify sensitive areas and constraints. 

Yes, now that a process has been established to analyze this new traffic data derived from anonymous data points from mobile devices traveling through the study area, the County is planning to expand the O&D study to include other roadways within the study area.