“PROGRESS ON MAIN STREET IS GOING WELL.”
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WORK TO TRANSFORM FRISCO'S RAIL DISTRICT INTO A DESTINATION IS MAKING PROGRESS AS CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON THE NEW PARKING GARAGE.“WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET.” CREWS ARE POURING CONCRETE TO FORM THE NEW ROADWAY AND WIDER SIDEWALKS.
“WE WILL SOON BE SWITCHING FROM THE SOUTH SIDE TO THE NORTH SIDE WHICH MEANS WE WILL BE TAKING THE TRAFFIC WHICH IS CURRENTLY 2-WAY TRAFFIC, ONE WAY IN EACH DIRECTION, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET TO THE NEW PAVEMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE BETWEEN 1ST & 5TH STREET.” ONE OF THE PROJECT GOALS IS TO MAKE DOWNTOWN MORE WALKABLE, REMOVING ON-STREET PARKING ALONG MAIN STREET.
“ONE IS AT THE CORNER OF OAK STREET & 4TH STREET. THE 2ND ONE IS AT 4TH STREET & PECAN STREET.
THOSE PARKING LOTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE IN PLACE UNTIL THE NEW PARKING GARAGE IS AVAILABLE.” THE 4TH STREET PLAZA IS ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
“THE PASSERBY MAY NOT THINK THERE’S A LOT GOING ON BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT SEEING STUFF COMING OUT OF THE GROUND YET, THAT WILL COME SOON.” THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION, DOWNTOWN CONTINUES TO BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. WAYFINDING SIGNS DIRECT PATRONS TO PARKING AND BUSINESSES.
“WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU PARK YOU HAVE SOME SAFE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE STORE FRONTS AND SO WE’VE CREATED TEMPORARY WALKWAYS.” VOTER APPROVED BONDS COVER MOST OF THE $70 MILLION REVITALIZATION PROJECT.
“THE INVESTMENT THE CITY IS MAKING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS TO DRAW MORE PEOPLE, MAKING IT MORE WALKABLE, CREATING THE PLAZA. THE PLAZA BECOMES THAT CENTER GATHERING SPOT THAT WAS KIND OF MISSING IN THE RAIL DISTRICT.” MAIN STREET IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AND THE PLAZA SHOULD BE OPEN BY SUMMER 2026.
"WE'RE TRYING TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THAT AREA AND REDISCOVER THE AREA." YOU CAN FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT AT FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/DOWNTOWN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.