Eldorado Parkway Widening Project

The Eldorado Parkway (FM 720) Widening Project is an important component in regional efforts to ensure an infrastructure that will safely and conveniently accommodate the expected increase in residents, visitors and customers.

Eldorado Parkway (FM 720) was let for construction in July 2010. The winning bid was $55 Million, submitted by J.D. Abrams. Work is expected to begin October 2011 and conclude in the Spring of 2014. There will be 566 contract days and 30 months of barricades.
 
This project consists of a half mile six lane bridge over Lewisville Lake, a single span bridge over Peach Creek, and a three-span bridge over Hart's Branch. Included in the design are 27 side street intersections, 5 signals, 25 retaining walls, urban storm sewer and culvert crossings, aesthetic treatments, and storm water treatment units approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The road work in Little Elm will involve widening approximately four miles of Eldorado Parkway (FM 720) from Little Elm Park-way West to French Settlement.
 
 

Lewisville Lake Corridor & Eldorado Parkway (FM 720)

The Lewisville Lake Corridor is approximately 13.8 miles and creates an east-west connection between Interstate High-way (I) - 35E and the Dallas North Toll-way (DNT). It includes improvements to the portions of roadway that follow existing western and eastern arterials near Lewisville Lake. The corridor is divided into eight sections, with Sections 4, 5, and, 6 designated under the current TxDOT FM 720 project.
 
FM 720 is a suburban road that begins at US 380 just west of the Lincoln Park town limits. It travels southward, through Oak Point, before turning to the southeast and entering Little Elm. It merges onto east-bound El Dorado Parkway, while the Parkway westbound connects with the Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge and the city of Lake Dallas. The route continues northeast and east, as the main thoroughfare through Little Elm. In eastern Little Elm, Eldorado Parkway branches off to the north, while Little Elm Parkway (FM 720) continues east to its terminus at FM 423. A map of project limits can be viewed on Page 8 and 9.