PAYSON, Utah — After months of construction, a beloved historic Main Street in Utah County is back open for business.
Since January, Payson Main Street was closed while the city worked on a downtown revitalization project and replaced old infrastructure. Wednesday evening, the city formally opened the street with a block party, ribbon cutting, parade and car show — the goal to bring more people to Main Street and help small businesses thrive.
“I’m so excited, I can’t stand it,” said Payson City Councilman Brian Hulet, who was part of the team that made this happen and is pleased with the outcome. “This is going to be the heart and soul of Payson because as we grow, we have to have a gathering place that we can have our hometown feel, so that’s what this is going to be.”
“They’ve done it really cute with the stream. I think it …