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WORK TO TRANSFORM MAIN STREET THROUGH DOWNTOWN FRISCO IS UNDERWAY AND THE
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RAIL DISTRICT REMAINS OPEN FOR BUSINESS. "MAIN STREET WILL NEVER BE CLOSED. WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF CONSTRUCTION." "WE'VE STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF MAIN STREET. THAT'S AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE CITY." THE MAIN STREET PHASE OF THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROJECT IS STARTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD STREETS AND WORK WILL PROGRESS EAST TO NORTH COUNTY. "WE HAVE ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION." BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC ARE NOW TRAVELING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MAIN, GIVING CONSTRUCTION CREWS ROOM TO WORK ON THE SOUTH SIDE. "EVERYBODY NEEDS TO SLOW DOWN, PAY ATTENTION AND JUST BE PATIENT. OUR TRAFFIC PATTERNS ARE GOING TO SHIFT FROM TIME TO TIME, WE'LL ANNOUNCE THOSE, BUT IT'S ALWAYS HELPFUL TO EVERYBODY IF YOU JUST SLOW DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION." PLUS SOME SIDE STREETS OFF MAIN WILL BE CLOSED DURING CONSTRUCTION, SO PLEASE FOLLOW DOUR SIGNS. THE MAIN STREET CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONSISTS OF REMOVING THE ON-STREET PARKING AND USING THAT SPACE TO CREATE WIDER SIDEWALKS. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO MAKE IT MORE WALKABLE. THE PROJECT TO TURN DOWNTOWN INTO A DESTINATION STARTED WITH UPDATING ELM STREET, WIDENING SIDEWALKS AND ADDING ON-STREET PARKING. VOTER APPROVED BONDS COVER MOST OF THE MORE THAN $68 MILLION PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES ABOUT $20 MILLION TO RECONSTRUCT MAIN STREET. WE HAVE TWO OTHER PROJECTS COMING. WE HAVE THE 4TH STREET PLAZA, WHICH WILL START HERE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE HAVE A DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE THAT WILL PROBABLY START BY THE END OF THE YEAR." RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME DOWNTOWN TO SHOP AND EAT. "THE RAIL DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN IS OPEN, SO JUST KEEP COMING DOWN HERE, SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE DOWN HERE. WE HAVE PARKING MAPS ON THE WEBSITE TO SHOW WHERE YOU CAN PARK AND HOW TO ACCESS BUSINESSES." MAIN STREET IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY LATE 2025 AND THE PLAZA SHOULD BE OPEN BY SUMMER 2026. "IT IS GOING TO BE A GATHERING PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME, 18-HOUR DISTRICT IS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR. AS THE MAYOR HAS SAID EVERY GREAT CITY HAS A GREAT DOWNTOWN." YOU CAN FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT AT FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/DOWNTOWN.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.