Celina, Texas is located just 42.5 miles directly north of Dallas, Texas on Highway 289, known as the Preston Road ‘Golden Corridor’; and 37.5 miles northeast of the DFW airport. Easy regional and private jet access is also available at the Collin County Regional Airport, 22.3 miles southeast of the city.
With major highways running north-south within 30 miles on both sides and an east-west highway running 7 miles south of the city, Celina is uniquely positioned to serve as the regional center of the North Dallas growth corridor. A forecasted population of over 300,000 at build out would make Celina the second largest city in Collin County.
Future plans call for the Dallas North Tollway extension to run immediately west of Celina, with service roads built by December of 2007. The North Dallas East-West Tollway is slated to run immediately south of the historic town square, although start dates have not been determined. The anticipated growth in residential and commercial within Celina’s planning area of 99 square miles will be greatly served with easy access to major transportation routes connecting Celina with the entire DFW metroplex.
Celina is also served by the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad which runs the north-south length of the city’s planning area. Ideal locations for industrial and commercial growth exist for new and expanding companies. Below is an overview of the future thoroughfares through Celina.
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