MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite City Council approved this week a construction contract for the Downtown Mesquite infrastructure project, known as Front Street Station.
The $5.5 million project is expected to improve infrastructure such as drainage and lighting, add more than 80 new parking spaces, and will create an event space, performance pavilion as well as a pocket park that will serve as a pass-through from Front Street to Main Street.
Construction is scheduled to begin in August and is expected to be completed in 2020.
“Front Street Station is a stakeholder vision about to become reality,” said Downtown Development Manager Beverly Abell. “This project hits on so many fronts necessary to downtown revitalization, among them flexible event space and solid infrastructure to support a growing business base.”
In addition, the Council approved a Facade Improvement Grant program in May to encourage Downtown Mesquite property owners to improve the outward appearance of their downtown locations. Volunteer committees and an advisory board have also been created.
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