With less than 8% of its land left undeveloped, Allen, Texas, is turning its attention to caring for the roads and sidewalks residents already rely on, according to City Manager Eric Ellwanger.
Allen has put more than $7 million into repairing aging infrastructure this year, including work in two older neighborhoods.
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Of Allen’s approximately 110 neighborhoods, more than 60% have reached the 25-year mark, Mayor Chris Schulmeister said, according to Community Impact. About $2.2 million of the infrastructure spending is going toward improvements in Hillside Village and Greengate.
June marked the completion of Hillside Village’s roadway work, according to Allen Communications Manager Kristi Soto. The $123,248 project applied slurry seal to roughly 20,500 square yards of road surface…