The Denton County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the final payment of $156,141 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Outer Loop project at an Oct. 28 meeting.

The Denton County Outer Loop project includes a six-lane highway through the Greenbelt Corridor between Lake Lewisville and Lake Ray Roberts that will eventually connect I-35 and the Dallas North Tollway, according to county documents.

A closer look

The Regional Outer Loop in Denton County is part of a larger system of proposed highways that link together to form the Regional Outer Loop, extending east into Collin County, and then south through eastern Collin County and into Rockwall and Kaufman counties.

The Army Corps of Engineers owns the land at the site of the proposed project. In order for the agency

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