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Marble Falls downtown lighting project underway

Contractors hang string lights along Main Street in downtown Marble Falls. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey

A long-awaited downtown lighting project is almost finished in Marble Falls. 

Programmable string lights will stretch throughout downtown, hanging from 18 new lighting fixtures along Main Street. This is all part of a $430,000 effort to illuminate downtown for the sake of safety and ambiance. According to Marble Falls Downtown and Marketing Manager Erin Alexander, work should be finished within the next two or three weeks. 

“Our hope is to extend the hours of our downtown,” she said. “We want people to hangout.”

Alexander said safety was a top priority, noting that downtown lighting was relatively low, especially during the winter months. 

“Safety is always number one,” she said. “Safely stepping up on the curb, or if you’re meeting friends after dark or leaving work at 2 a.m. we want you to feel safe walking to your car.”

Some portions of Main Street may be periodically closed to through traffic while work is underway.

Discussions on improving downtown lighting have been underway since 2020, but the funding for it didn’t come until January of this year. The project hit a snag due to supply chain issues in May, but has since gotten back on track. 

dakota@thepicayune.com 

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