(Rockwall) July 17, 2013 – Work will start this month on the $8.6 million voter-approved capital improvement project in Downtown Rockwall that, when completed, will provide accessible sidewalks, more parking spaces in and around downtown, enhanced areas for visitor to gather and new landscaping.
The first project will include realignment of parking and the addition of new parking lots south of Washington Street, which will provide 60 new parking spaces. Construction work also will include an additional parking area located on the west side of the 100 block of North Fannin Street that will provide 18 new parking spaces to accommodate merchants, employees and visitors. Signs will be installed to direct downtown visitors to the new parking areas when they are completed.
Future work will include new street paving, sidewalks, street lighting, landscaping, a pedestrian mall and a courthouse plaza.
Major work will generally be limited to the streets that directly border the downtown square, although there will be some work on the streets approaching and departing the square.
“We are very excited to begin construction on the downtown renovations,” said Assistant City Manager Brad Griggs. “We want to encourage everyone to continue to support the many businesses in downtown as the project progresses.”
Throughout the project there will be some lane restrictions and intermittent road closures; however, pedestrian access will be maintained to all businesses at all times during construction. Also, the city will provide temporary directional signage on the roads approaching the square to direct downtown visitors to the various satellite parking lots.
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