Author: Bill Conrad

Closures on US 75, the frontage roads and Renner Road are scheduled July 23-26 as crews install the north side arch for the Silver Line bridge over US 75. Work will take place overnight, with different closures each night as arch segments are moved and lifted into place. 

DART Silver Line rail service will be suspended overnight between Plano’s Shiloh Road Station and UTD Station July 24-26 while crews lift crane-supported arch segments into place over US 75. 

The Richardson City Council received a briefing Monday on the implementation schedule for the 2026 Bond Program, which was approved by voters in May.  

The Richardson City Council received an update Monday on the City’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan, which includes nearly $528 million in planned infrastructure investment across the community. The plan represents a record level of funding for infrastructure and capital improvements in Richardson, with projects planned for streets, sidewalks, drainage, parks, public facilities, water and wastewater infrastructure, and transportation improvements.  

The application period for the 2026 Citizens Academy and Resource Education Series (Richardson CARES) opened Monday and runs through Friday, July 31. The free, eight-week series is offered to adults ages 18 and up and provides participants the opportunity to meet City staff, learn about the day-to-day operations of Richardson’s municipal government.