Downtown Construction Update: At First There Were Four; Now There is One


Shelbyville Street coming into Downtown.

December 9, 2020 - At first there were four and now there is one; one corner of the square remains to be torn up and made new! Construction on the downtown historic square has lagged on with the final stage of the project finally underway at the corner of Shelbyville Street and San Augustine Street!


San Augustine Street coming onto the square. You can go straight but the street is block midway by construction.

Traffic goers beware! The corner of Shelbyville Street and San Augustine Street is closed off for construction. Nacogdoches Street is flowing all the way across the square as well as Austin Street as both of their corners are completed.


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Cora Street in front of First Baptist Church is blocked to through traffic. You can enter the area to access businesses along the street.

Shelbyville Street and San Augustine/Cora Streets are closed to thru traffic. Also, beware of two way traffic on the blocked streets as shoppers pull into and out of them to access the businesses nearby.

Please support our downtown merchants! Many have experienced more than a 75% loss in revenue with the construction and the pandemic. Help make sure our downtown businesses make it through to 2021 and they get to enjoy the newly renovated downtown. They suffered the pain; help then enjoy the recovery!


Cora Street facing the square.

Construction on the corner of San Augustine and Shelbyville Streets.