The Downtown Carrollton Square offers an abundance of entertainment opportunities, unique shops, and eclectic restaurants. The Square remains an active retail and dining area. 

• For more information on what's going on in Downtown Carrollton, click here.
  
  
• For more information on our retail/rehabilitation grant partnerships with historic property owners to assist in renovating their properties, click here. 
  
  
• For more information on Downtown Carrollton's annual festival, the Festival at the Switchyard, click here.

What is the I-35E Phase 2 Project?

The I-35E Phase 2 project covers the southern segment of I-35E in Dallas County from I-635 to the Denton County line and is currently being progressed through a design-build project delivery.

The Phase 2 project will reconstruct and widen the main lanes from six to eight lanes, improving access to Downtown Carrollton and the surrounding community.

For more information and updates on the progress of this project, click here. 

Downtown Carrollton Temporary Parking Solutions

The parking lot underneath I-35E near the Downtown Carrollton Square is under a phased closure schedule from late 2022 through 2027 due to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)’s I-35E Phase 2 project.

TxDOT and the City of Carrollton are working with businesses and other agencies to provide temporary parking solutions to help offset the temporary lot closure during this time.

• Twenty-five parking spaces remain open in the parking lot under I-35E. The City will continue to work with TxDOT to limit the number of parking spaces that are closed during construction as much as possible.

• The City will work with LYV Broadway to direct residents away from using the public street parking overnight and promote the use of their parking garage.
  
  
• The City is working with local business Van Hyundai on the transition to its new facility under construction on I-35 in Carrollton. Whenever possible, the City will explore options to begin transitioning inventory earlier with a temporary Certificate of Occupancy so that additional parking can become available sooner in Downtown.

• The City has identified areas of wayfinding signage improvements for the existing public Downtown parking; additional signs and striping will be completed by Q2 2023.

 Downtown Carrollton Temporary Parking Solutions Map

History of Downtown Carrollton 

Beginning in 1900, local merchants started forming what is now the Downtown Carrollton Square. When Carrollton incorporated in 1913, the Square was the center of a thriving community with rail access in every direction.

The first gazebo was built in 1921 and soon became a place for concerts, speeches, and Saturday dances - providing entertainment and a community focal point for people in Carrollton. 

Revitalizing Downtown Carrollton 

In addition to the local merchants and restaurateurs, the City of Carrollton took an active role in revitalizing Downtown Carrollton. 

Over the past few years, the City of Carrollton has been steadily making improvements to Downtown Carrollton including: 

• Reconstruction of South Main Street and Pioneer Park in 2010 
  
  
• Construction of additional parking lots and parking garage
  
  
• Execution of the City's first Public Private Partnership called the Union at Carrollton Square - a mixed-use development featuring 179 for-lease apartments and the Twisted Root Burger Company which opened in 2012
  
  
• The rehabilitation of the Square completed in 2015.

The Downtown Carrollton Square rehabilitation project gave the Square back to the public by rearranging the parking to the Square's outside edges. 

By moving the parking, aesthetic and practical improvements have been and continue to be made including the addition of ample public seating, WiFi, lighting, and a lawn area. Concurrent to the Square project, the City also revamped Pioneer Park. 

The revamped Downtown Carrollton Square was named a Best Public Improvement project finalist of the 2015 Texas Downtown Association (TDA) President’s Awards Program, which recognizes excellence in public projects and planning in downtown or commercial districts.