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.