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Weatherford council highlights downtown progress: parklets, lighting and planned bypass phases

City Council (Weatherford) · May 9, 2026
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Summary

Council and staff reviewed downtown investments including completed parklets and programmed tree lighting, an October timeline for design contracts and a phased downtown bypass projected to begin bidding September 2022 with construction in February 2023.

Councilors and staff at the Weatherford city retreat spent substantial time outlining recent downtown investments and the next phases of a planned bypass intended to free space for streetscapes, parking and redevelopment.

Staff described several completed projects that they say are already attracting private investment: a series of parklets and standardized sidewalk furniture leased to merchants; programmable tree and building lighting paid for from the utility fund; and utility…

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