THE PROJECT TO REVITALIZE THE RAIL DISTRICT HAS REACHED A MILESTONE. AS
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PAVING BEGINS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET."NOW THAT THE SURFACE WORK IS STARTING, YOU'LL START TO SEE MUCH MORE PROGRESS MUCH MORE QUICKLY." "ON MAIN STREET, THE PAVEMENT'S NOW DONE BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD. WE'LL START DOING THE DRIVEWAY CONNECTIONS TO THE SIDE STREETS AND GETTING THOSE REOPENED." THAT ALSO INCLUDES PAVING THE 5TH STREET INTERSECTION, AND CREWS WILL MOVE EAST, FORMING TWO BLOCK SECTIONS. "AFTER WE GET THE PAVEMENT DOWN, THE INTERSECTIONS FINISHED, WE CAN START ON THE SIDEWALKS. ONCE WE HAVE A GOOD SIDEWALK CONNECTION FOR EVERYBODY TO WALK ON, WE CAN OPEN THESE SEGMENTS OF PAVEMENT AS WE FINISH THEM." DRIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE NEW PAVEMENT ON THE SOUTH AND NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
"WE STARTED LAST JULY. WE HAD ALWAYS SAID IT'S GOING TO BE THE END OF 2025 BEFORE WE'RE DONE. WE'RE STILL SUBSTANTIALLY GOING TO BE COMPLETE UH BY THAT POINT.
WE WILL STILL HAVE SOME FINISHING UP WORK TO DO IN THE EARLY PART OF '26, BUT SCHEDULE-WISE WE'RE DOING GREAT." THAT FINISHING WORK WILL INCLUDE PUTTING IN DECORATIVE PAVERS, LANDSCAPING, AND IRRIGATION, AS WELL AS INSTALLING LIGHTS AND MEDIAN WORK. "THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME PERIODIC LANE CLOSURES WHILE WE FINISH UP, BUT IT WON'T BE QUITE AS DISRUPTIVE AS WHAT CONSTRUCTION'S BEEN TO THIS POINT." THE PARKING GARAGE AT ELM & 3RD STREETS IS PROGRESSING WELL. "SECOND FLOOR NOW IS POURED, SO WE HAVE THREE MORE FLOORS TO GO. PLAZA IS ALSO GOING WELL. MOST OF THE UNDERGROUND WORK IS DONE THERE. YOU KNOW, THE STAGE IS STARTING TO REALLY TAKE SHAPE." THE GARAGE AND THE PLAZA ARE BOTH SCHEDULED TO OPEN BY MAY 2026.
AND DURING CONSTRUCTION, THE RAIL DISTRICT IS STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
"PLEASE COME DOWN AND SHOP IN THE IN THE RAIL DISTRICT. UH THESE BUSINESSES, THEY WANT TO SERVE EVERYBODY. SO, COME ON DOWN AND AND SUPPORT THEM. RAIL DISTRICT IS STILL OPEN." BLUE WAYFINDING SIGNS CONTINUE TO HELP DIRECT DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS TO FIND PARKING IN THE BUSINESSES THEY WANT TO VISIT. "WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED EXTRA PARKING IN THE RAIL DISTRICT THAT'S THAT'S EASY WALKING DISTANCE FROM ALL OF THESE BUSINESSES." THOSE PARKING LOTS ARE AT 4TH AND OAK STREET AND 4TH AND PECAN STREET.
"OUR PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE FOR WHAT WE INTENDED. IT'S GOING TO START LOOKING DONE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE HOW PATIENT EVERYBODY'S BEEN, BUT HANG IN THERE, WE'RE ALMOST THERE." VOTER APPROVED BONDS COVER MOST OF THE $70 MILLION REVITALIZATION PROJECT. TO KEEP UP WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT, GO TO FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/DOWNTOWN.
"THIS IS A GAME-CHANGING PROJECT FOR THE FOR THE CITY. IT'S GOING TO REDEFINE AN AREA OF THE CITY AND AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE GREAT. IT'S GOING TO BE WALKABLE.
IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A NICE AREA TO
HANG OUT."
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.