Welcome to the Downtown Revitalization Project page!
Overview
The Downtown Revitalization Project focuses on the nine-block area surrounding the historic Caldwell County Courthouse. Proposed upgrades include utility, drainage, street, hardscape, pedestrian access, and landscaping in the downtown area, along with traffic alternatives on North Main St., between SH-142/W. San Antonio St. and Walnut St.
Construction Phase
The date of the Notice to Proceed is September 3. Work will begin in the areas north of W. San Antonio St, between 183 and S. Main St, and some areas of Church St.
Some of the key requirements from the constructor include:
All work shall be performed between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays, unless authorized by the City.
- The contractor will be required to have someone on call 24 hours a day.
- The contractor shall make every effort to minimize noises caused by its operations.
- The contractor will also take responsible measures to prevent unnecessary dust.
- Conventional and portable changeable message signs will be used to alert residents and drivers about traffic disruptions.
During this time, San Antonio St will retain two-way traffic during the construction, with the exception of short-term flagger operations. The contractor will maintain one lane of traffic in one direction, one 8-foot-wide parallel parking lane, and sidewalks on both sides of the street for pedestrian access during construction on each street, except on San Antonio St.
A preconstruction meeting for the Downtown Revitalization Project is scheduled on August 22nd at 10:30 a.m. at City Hall, 308 W. San Antonio Street. Representatives from the contractor, engineering team, city staff and TxDOT will discuss. the plan to coordinate the groundbreaking of the project. During the week of August 12, DeNucci Constructors signed their contract.
Design Phase
After the City conducted two public open houses on the project, the City's consulting engineer and architects presented the downtown project's Final Conceptual Design report, along with their recommendations, in the April 19th and May 3rd City Council meetings. The report contained results from community input from both the downtown project's public open houses. On the May 3rd City Council meeting, Councilmembers approved the Final Conceptual Design Report, authorizing Staff to move forward with the design phase, favoring Option 1B below:
The design, which was drafted after additional community input and Council review, consists of two-way traffic around the Courthouse, one-way traffic on Commerce and Main Sts. in the blocks north and south of the Courthouse, all-way stops, additional parking spaces, preserves all median trees, curb bump-outs and pedestrian refuges. The plan does not include a plaza on the north side of W. San Antonio St./SH-142. On the June 21st meeting, City Council approved the Professional Service Agreement and Engineering Scope of Work Proposal with TRC Engineers, Inc. to proceed with the Downtown Revitalization Project's design phase. This segment of the project runs from June 2022- July 2023.
In the September 19, 2023 Council meeting, Councilmembers accepted the 100% Design Phase Report of the Downtown Revitalization Project as presented by the City Engineer, which included an updated cost estimate, project schedule, additional drainage improvements, irrigation, pedestrian amenities, parking, curb, and landscaping layouts, along with a look at materials to be used for paving and vegetation. Upon the completion of the Design Phase, the Downtown Revitalization Project entered the permitting phase.