Cranes and orange barrels seem to be everywhere on the south end of downtown, where multiple major construction projects are underway between the Convention Center and Fort Worth Central Station.
Over $1 billion of development is planned for the few blocks along Commerce, Calhoun and Jones streets, including the Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus and renovations of the Convention Center.
City leaders have heralded the new campus as a transformative catalyst for downtown, expected to attract new jobs, more residents and additional businesses to Fort Worth.
Where exactly are each of these projects being built? As construction begins to transform what’s mostly parking lots today, here’s a closer look at what you’re seeing as you drive by those orange barrels.
Texas A&M-Fort Worth Law and Education building
Location: 300 E. 15th St.
The first building of the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus is already beginning to take shape downtown. Construction, which began in June 2023, is expected to be done in December 2025 .