Precinct 1 Commissioner Ryan Williams’ office shared some added information about area roadways in the January 2026 Transportation report.
“Our hope with transportation projects both underway and projected is to continue to provide adequate transportation access to residents throughout Precinct 1 and Denton County as our area continues to grow,” said Dawn Cobb, the Denton County director of community relations.
For U.S. 377 North, the county is contributing 2008 bond proceeds for the section running north from Cross Roads through Pilot Point.
The plan is to “reconstruct and widen two-lane undivided rural roadway to six-lane divided urban arterial with raised median,” as stated in the report, but the project won’t go out to bid until September 2031, which is when the relocation of the utility infrastructure is expected to be completed.
The total construction cost is estimated at almost $428 million.
Pilot Point City Manager Britt Lusk voiced his frustrations with the continued delays and lack of funding sources.
“Anybody that drives in this area is frustrated currently,” Lusk said. “There's going to be way more people by 2030 and beyond. … We're just going to be way behind the eight ball.”
He mentioned the City Council will continue to advocate for Pilot Point and the surrounding cities’ growing needs.
“Our council continues to be diligent in hearing these things and communicating to all of the other entities and partners that are out there, all the way up to our state representatives in both Rep. [Jared] Patterson and Sen. [Brent] Hagenbuch,” Lusk said.
For FM 1385, the state, with the help of funding from the county’s bond passed in 2022, will “widen from two-lane rural to six-lane urban,” in three phases.
The first phase is estimated at $45,988,762, with utility relocation expected to be completed by March 2030, with bids opening that month.
The second phase of FM 1385 is estimated to cost $184,857,587.
The relocation of utilities is expected to be completed by September 2030, including the let date.
In phase three, the estimated cost is $78,239,470.
The relocation of utilities is expected to be completed by September 2031, and bids will open in that same timeframe.
FM 2931’s project will “widen from two-lane rural to six-lane urban (interim 4 lanes),” with the county contributing money from the 2022 TRIP bond.
The estimated cost for the project is $146,956,097.
The relocation of utilities is expected to be completed by March 2028, and bids will open at that time.
Providence Village Town Manager Brian Roberson shared the town’s collaborative efforts on FM 2931 with TxDOT engineers as the town and surrounding areas continue to grow.
Roberson said the town’s No. 1 priority is relocating the utilities that are in the project's path, regardless of any changes to the timeline.
“For us, it's just a matter of making sure we've still got our eye on the ball with regard to getting our utilities out of the way,” Roberson said.
Roberson said he’s unsure why the timeline changes.
“The entire area is growing,” he said. “There's 377, 428, 1385. All those roads need money as soon as possible, and beyond our little area, there's even more need. So, it's just hard to keep up with, for the state.”
However, Roberson remains optimistic about the work Providence Village, surrounding cities, Denton County and the state are doing.
“We're working with all of them to hopefully make sure that when the funding does come through, that everybody has the ability to get the utilities out of the way and get the thing moving as quickly and seamlessly as possible,” Roberson said.
Denton County Outer Loop, with funding from the 2022 TRIP bond, will “construct a six-lane controlled access freeway with continuous frontage roads,” according to the report.
The estimated cost is $1.5 billion, and the utility relocation and the let date have not been determined.
A public hearing is expected to occur in the spring of 2026 regarding the project.
The FM 1385 Rehabilitation TxDOT project is to “rehabilitate existing roadway,” to the tune of $4,690,962, with construction expected to wrap up in April 2026.
Denton County’s contribution to Fishtrap Road from the TRIP 2022 is to help “reconstruct and widen to four-lane urban roadway.”
The estimated cost has yet to be determined, and the let date is set for October 2026.
Residents interested in updates can visit the Denton County Precinct 1 website at dentoncounty.gov or email capricia.willis@dentoncounty. gov for monthly reports about the transportation updates from Williams’ office.
