Deep Ellum businesses say they’re down 30% as Commerce Street construction drags on

DALLAS — The drills on Commerce Street in Deep Ellum are hard to miss and hard to work around.

While an orange sign near the construction zone insists Deep Ellum is still open for business, owners say that message is getting drowned out by the fences, orange cones and lane closures surrounding it.

Now, as the city’s Commerce Street reconstruction project stretches into another year, some owners say they’re running out of patience and customers…

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