Allen residents driving the US-75 corridor will see new landscaping at three major intersections after the City Council approved nearly $2.1 million in contracts at its Tuesday, Aug. 25, meeting.

The three votes cover a highway beautification project, pavement repairs on Bethany Drive and an upgrade to the city's outdated water-monitoring system.

US-75 Green Ribbon landscaping: $889,774

The largest contract goes to Central North Construction for the US 75 Green Ribbon Project. The work will replace aging landscaping, fix erosion and upgrade irrigation at the Stacy Road, McDermott Drive and Bethany Drive interchanges along US 75, Community Impact reported.

A Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) grant awarded in June 2025 funds the construction. The city will be reimbursed up to $1.2 million after the project is complete, according to the city of Allen. Allen contributed $129,435 in local funds for design work.

Engineering Director Chris Flanigan told the council the corridor's current plantings date to 2017, when the fourth lane of US 75 was added.

"The very landscaping that is out there today, tired and in need of replacement, was made possible from Green Ribbon funding and it's only appropriate that nine years later, we'd be using that same funding made possible through the state of Texas," Flanigan said.

New turf, Bermuda sod, shade trees and ornamental shrubs will go in starting this fall, with completion expected in early 2027.

Bethany Drive pavement repairs: $350,000

The council added $350,000 to the city's existing contract with Jim Bowman Construction for the 2026 Streets and Alleys Project. City staff identified roughly 2,050 square yards of deteriorated pavement on Bethany Drive west of Allen Heights Drive that was not in the original scope.

The amendment brings the total project cost to $5.2 million, up from the $4,873,703 contract the council approved in February. That project is part of a long-term pavement strategy developed after a 2022 survey that rated Allen's 600-plus lane-miles at 83 out of 100.

Water system upgrade: $851,008

RLC Controls will replace the city's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which monitors and controls water and wastewater infrastructure. The existing system has been in place since 2015. Funds come from the city's Water and Sewer fund.

What's next

The Allen Planning and Zoning Commission canceled its Tuesday, Sept. 1, meeting.