Downtown Frisco’s parking garage moves toward construction

Frisco city officials are making progress toward a new parking garage for The Rail District, a multimillion-dollar project expected to break ground this fall.

Frisco City Council members unanimously approved a $333,900 contract for construction materials testing related to the multistory parking garage during an Oct. 15 meeting.

Materials testing is part of the overall construction process for the garage, according to meeting documents. Testing will include:

• Reinforcing steel inspection
• Post-tension pre-pour observations on the elevated slab pours
• Concrete placement inspections and testing
• Testing for structural masonry work

Some context

The parking garage is currently in its design phase, according to the city’s downtown redevelopment dashboard. Once built, it will serve as a replacement for the on-street parking being removed from Main Street to make way for Fourth Street Plaza.

Constructing the garage is expected to cost $20 million altogether, and was included as a proposition in a voter-approved 2023 bond election, according to the city’s website. Funding for the materials testing comes from the same bond, according to meeting documents.