The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1998 Page: 3 of 10
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Thursday, January 29,1998
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The Colony Courier 3A
BUSINESS
Main Street construction hurting businesses
By AMY SORTER
Business/Entertainment Editor
The widening of Fann-to-Market
Road 423 (Main Street) north of
North Colony Boulevard to
Lewisville Lake will mean smoother
traffic flow for the northern part of
the city-eventually.
Right now, construction is caus-
ing more headaches than help for
businesses located on the east side of
Main Street. The roadwork, which
began in January 1997, moved to the
east side of the road during the past
couple of weeks and is expected to
continue until March.
As a result, business owners in the
area play a guessing game each day
involving which driveway will be
open, what route will be detoured and
how many customers will stay away
because of the messy roads.
One business that has suffered a
revenue loss because of the roadwork
is Oasis Liquor Store. According to
co-owner Samantha Sun, crews had
closed both of her driveways for al-
most three days when construction
activity shifted to her side of the road.
Though crews finally built a dirt ramp
to Sun's establishment, "The con-
struction is really hurting our busi-
ness here," she said. "Our loyal cus-
tomers still come, but we haven't seen
many new ones."
Another business seemingly hurt
by the work is Lakeview Pawn Shop.
"People who are regulars come all the
time, the construction doesn't seem
to bother them as much," said Daryl
Siemens, president of Lakeview Pawn
Shop, Inc. "But the people who drive
by and say 'oh, there's a pawn shop,
let's go in,' we're seeing much less
of that."
Despite the construction confu-
sion, other businesses are doing
somewhat better. Ken Johnston, who
has owned Ken's Quik Mart in that
area for 15 years, indicated he's still
in pretty good shape because custom-
ers have a clear driveway to his shop.
Jo Rounsely, manager and part-owner
of Pet Stop, indicated that as of now,
the roadwork hasn't caused a drop in
her business, but noted "the next few
days should really tell how it will ef-
fect us."
Tricia Smith, owner and instruc-
tor of Tip Tap Toe, Inc., also indi-
cated that regular clients aren't let-
ting a few dirt mounds and rough
roads stand in the way of getting to
her dance studio.
But getting from point A to point
B, she said, creates its own challenges.
"Every day, it's like an adventure
to figure out how to get to the park-
ing lot. It will be wonderful when they
finally get it finished, but I think people
who have less committed customers
would definitely be having problems
now," Smith said.
In addition to frustrations over
road barriers and detours, businesses
have also found themselves, at times,
without phone service, electricity or
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Businesses on the east side of North Main Street have noticed a dropoff in customers since construction
on the street has moved to the northbound lanes.
Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Deborah Hollifield (right)
receives the "Most Honored" Award from Trendsetters BPW
President Diana Timmons. The businesswomens' group gave her
the award to recognize the many other awards Hollifield has won
and to signify the group's support for her re-election campaign.
Releford, assistant public information
officer with the Texas Department of
Transportation's Dallas District, road-
way closings, temporary power out-
ages and water shut-offs are common
occurrences during roadway con-
struction.
"What our contractors and main-
tenance crews try to do is leave at
least one driveway open for busi-
ness," she said. "Sometimes if they're
working at night or on a Sunday,
they'll work that day and block off
the entire driveway. Or in a
neighborhood during daylight hours,
they may try to speed work by clos-
ing down a driveway if they see no
one is using it."
The good news for area business
is that estimated completion date for
road widening is March, weather per-
mitting Releford noted that TxDOT
lost time on the project in December
because of all the rain, but noted that
everything is still on target.
"It's 77 percent complete, with
two months to go," she said. "If we
have a lot of sun between now and
the end of the month, we should be
able to meet our schedule."
The only thing that owners can do
until then is grin, bear it, remind cus-
tomers that they are, indeed, still in
business and provide assistance as
much as possible. Siemens indicated
he'd be happy to hold items for cus-
tomers who might have problems
driving to his shop. Smith said she
provides her cl ients with suggestions
on how to avoid the worst construc-
tion sites and downed power lines
near the studio.
Sun, in the meantime, indicated
that her store would continue to pro-
vide excellent customer service and
"try to keep prices as reasonable as we
can," she said. "We can't do much el£e
over here."
The only thing that can be done for
now is to look forward to the day when
the construction crews leave behind a
four-lane road.
"You can't go backward," Siemens
said. "Once this road is widened, busi-
ness should improve. I guess it'll feel
much better when it quits hurting."
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An update on housing development in The Colony.
Single Family
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Builders
David Weekley Homes
Goodman Homes
Hampton Homes
Ridge Pointe (homes under construction)
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Builders Streets
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Plantation Homes Shadow Ridge Court/High Ridge Drive/Creek Hollow Way
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Phase II nearly done, 5 homes ready
Phase II begun
Final plat approval obtained
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Final plat approval obtained
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