Segments of Preston Road Closed - Schedule -

As part of the TxDOT widening project, different segments of Preston Road will be closed overnight between Eldorado Parkway and US 380 starting Monday night, April 5, and continuing through Thursday night, April 9, and then again on Monday night, April 12 (weather permitting). Each night, a segment of Preston Road will close at 7 PM and reopen the next morning at 6 AM. During these closures, only limited local traffic will be allowed between Eldorado Parkway and US 380 and all through traffic will have to take an alternate route. Regional traffic should use Dallas Parkway to the west or Custer Road to the east. The specific segments of Preston Road closed each night are shown in the attached maps and are described below:

Monday night, April 5:
Starting at 7 PM, Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between Eldorado Parkway and US 380 and will be completely closed between the Sam Roach Business Center and Panther Creek Parkway. The road will reopen to all traffic Tuesday morning at 6 AM. During the closure, all southbound local traffic will have to turn east onto Panther Creek Parkway, which only extends as far as Hillcrest Road. In the northbound direction, the only traffic that will be allowed north of Eldorado will be traffic heading to the Latera neighborhood entrance or to the businesses on Preston Road up to and including the Sam Roach Business Center. No traffic will be allowed north of the Sam Roach Business Center. All other northbound traffic will have to turn west or east onto Eldorado Parkway. Northbound traffic heading to the Creekside at Preston neighborhood should use Eldorado Parkway, Hillcrest Road, and Panther Creek Parkway to access their neighborhood.

Tuesday night, April 6:
Starting at 7 PM, Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between Eldorado Parkway and US 380 and will be completely closed between Panther Creek Parkway and CR 24. The road will reopen to all traffic Wednesday morning at 6 AM. During the closure, the only southbound traffic allowed south of Rockhill Road will be traffic heading to CR 24 or to the plant nursery on Preston Road. All other southbound traffic will have to turn east onto Rockhill Road, which provides access to Independence Parkway and beyond (Coit Road should not be used as an alternate route because it is not a paved road south of Rockhill Road). In the northbound direction, only local traffic will be allowed north of Eldorado (such as traffic heading to the Latera neighborhood, the Creekside at Preston neighborhood, or to Panther Creek Parkway itself). No traffic will be allowed north of Panther Creek Parkway. All other northbound through traffic will have to turn west or east onto Eldorado Parkway and detour to Dallas Parkway or Custer Road.

Wednesday night, April 7:
Starting at 7 PM, Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between Eldorado Parkway and US 380 and will be completely closed between CR 24 and Rockhill Road. The road will reopen to all traffic Thursday morning at 6 AM. During the closure, all southbound local traffic will have to turn east onto Rockhill Road, which provides access to Independence Parkway and beyond (Coit Road should not be used as an alternate route because it is not a paved road south of Rockhill Road). In the northbound direction, only local traffic will be allowed north of Eldorado (such as traffic heading to the Latera neighborhood, the Creekside at Preston neighborhood, Panther Creek Parkway, or to CR 24). No traffic will be allowed north of CR 24. All other northbound through traffic will have to turn west or east onto Eldorado Parkway and detour to Dallas Parkway or Custer Road.

Thursday night, April 8:
Starting at 7 PM, Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between Eldorado Parkway and Rockhill Road and completely closed between Rockhill Road and US 380. The road will reopen to all traffic Friday morning at 6 AM. During the closure, no southbound traffic will be allowed south of US 380 and all traffic will have to detour to Dallas Parkway or to Custer Road. In the northbound direction, only local traffic will be allowed north of Eldorado (such as traffic heading to the Latera neighborhood, the Creekside at Preston neighborhood, Panther Creek Parkway, CR 24, or Rockhill Road). No traffic will be allowed north of Rockhill Road. All other northbound through traffic will have to turn west or east onto Eldorado Parkway and detour to Dallas Parkway or Custer Road.

Monday night, April 12:
This closure will be the same as the prior closure. Starting at 7 PM, Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between Eldorado Parkway and Rockhill Road and will be completely closed between Rockhill Road and US 380. The road will reopen to all traffic Tuesday morning at 6 AM. In the southbound direction, no traffic will be allowed south of US 380 and all traffic will have to detour to Dallas Parkway or to Custer Road. In the northbound direction, only local traffic will be allowed north of Eldorado (such as traffic heading to the Latera neighborhood, the Creekside at Preston neighborhood, Panther Creek Parkway, CR 24, or Rockhill Road). No traffic will be allowed north of Rockhill Road. All other northbound through traffic will have to turn west or east onto Eldorado Parkway and detour to Dallas Parkway or Custer Road.

If any of these closures are rescheduled due to weather, additional announcements will be made.

Motorists are urged to use caution in the area.