Collin County Outer Loop

Collin County Outer Loop
	Outer Loop Road
Route information
Length	4.6 mi[1] (7.4 km)
Existed	October 8, 2012[1]–present
Major junctions
West end	US 75 in Anna
East end	SH 121 near Melissa
Highway system
	Highways in Texas; Interstate; US; State; Toll; Loops; Spurs; FM/RM; Park; Rec;

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 third limited-access belt road for Dallas, following Interstate 635 (L.B.J. Freeway) and the President George Bush Turnpike.

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.[2] 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.[3]

Future

The Outer Loop is planned to run for approximately 50 miles[2][4] from the future northern extension of the Dallas North Tollway in Celina to Interstate 30 near Royse City.[5] The loop will be built in five different segments (including the section of road already open).

Segment 1

Segment 1 is the section of road already 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.[6]

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.

Location	mi[8]	km	Destinations	Notes
Celina			Dallas North Tollway – Dallas	Planned interchange (phase 3); future west end of Collin County Outer Loop
			County Road 52, County Road 1117	Planned interchange (phase 3)
			SH 289 – Celina, Prosper	Planned interchange (phase 3)
			County Road 88	Planned interchange (phase 3)
			County Road 87	Planned interchange (phase 3)
			FM 2478 – Weston, McKinney	Planned interchange (phase 3)
			County Road 126	Planned interchange (phase 3)
Weston			FM 543 – Weston, McKinney	Planned interchange (phase 3)
			County Road 286, County Road 283	Planned interchange (phase 3)
Anna	0.0	0.0	US 75 (Central Expressway) – Sherman, McKinney	Current western terminus of Collin County Outer Loop
	1.7	2.7	SH 5 – Anna, Melissa
	4.6	7.4	SH 121 – Bonham, McKinney	Current eastern terminus of Collin County Outer Loop
			County Road 472, County Road 474	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 476, County Road 475	Planned interchange (phase 5)
Anna			County Road 506	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 577	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 576	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			SH 78 – Leonard, Blue Ridge	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 630	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 632	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 973	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 670	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			FM 981 – Leonard, Blue Ridge, Celeste	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 834	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 825	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 669, County Road 622	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 618	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 663	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			FM 2194 – Merit, Farmersville	Planned interchange (phase 5)
			County Road 655	Planned interchange (phase 5)
Farmersville			US 380 – Greenville, McKinney	Planned interchange (phases 4/5)
			FM 647 – Farmersville, Josephine	Planned interchange (phase 4)
			County Road 649	Planned interchange (phase 4)
			County Road 647, County Road 644	Planned interchange (phase 4)
			FM 1778 – Josephine, Copeville	Planned interchange (phase 4)
			County Road 596	Planned interchange (phase 4)
Josephine			FM 6 – Josephine, Nevada	Planned interchange (phases 4/2)
			County Road 637	Planned interchange (phase 2)
			County Road 1040	Planned interchange (phase 2)
Royse City			County Road 592, County Road 590	Planned interchange (phase 2)
Royse City			County Road 800	Planned interchange (phase 2)
			FM 1138 / County Road 800 – Nevada	Planned interchange (phase 2)
			FM 2755 – Lavon	Planned interchange (phase 2)
			County Road 900	Planned interchange (phase 2)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Unopened

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External links

Overview map for the planned Outer Loop

References

Young, Michael E. (October 8, 2012). "Outer Loop Road might be first step in Collin County's future growth". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
"Regional Projects Progress Report - December 2014" (PDF). North Texas Tollway Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
Davis, Emily (2019-03-20). "Commissioners approve designating Collin County Outer Loop as freeway instead of tollway". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
"Mobility Projects". Collin County. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
"Outer Loop Web Overview" (PDF). Collin County. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
"Outer Loop Route Study". Rockwall. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
Bash, Homa (July 12, 2017). "Land Deals Underway for Collin County Outer Loop". KXAS-TV. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
"Overview Map of Collin County Outer Loop". Google Maps. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

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[Dallas_Morning_News-1] Young, Michael E. (October 8, 2012). "Outer Loop Road might be first step in Collin County's future growth". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

[NTTA-2] "Regional Projects Progress Report - December 2014" (PDF). North Texas Tollway Authority. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

[3] Davis, Emily (2019-03-20). "Commissioners approve designating Collin County Outer Loop as freeway instead of tollway". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

[Collin_County-4] "Mobility Projects". Collin County. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

[5] "Outer Loop Web Overview" (PDF). Collin County. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

[Rockwall_County-6] "Outer Loop Route Study". Rockwall. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

[7] Bash, Homa (July 12, 2017). "Land Deals Underway for Collin County Outer Loop". KXAS-TV. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

[8] "Overview Map of Collin County Outer Loop". Google Maps. Retrieved January 21, 2015.