The Bryan District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will be holding an open house meeting regarding proposed corridor improvements along FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway) from 0.5 miles north of FM 60 (Raymond Stotzer Parkway) to FM 2154 (Wellborn Road), including widening, intersection upgrades and shared use paths.
This meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Larry J. Ringer Library, located at 1818 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South in College Station.
The plans under consideration will be on display and TxDOT staff will be available to discuss the proposed project.
Since this is an open house format, no formal presentation is planned. Instead citizens are invited to attend and may come and go at their convenience.
Comments may be made at the meeting or in writing by Nov. 24 to Mr. Chad Bohne, P.E., Bryan Director of Transportation Planning and Development at: TxDOT, 2591 North Earl Rudder Freeway, Bryan, TX 77803. E-mail comments may be sent to Ms. Allison Kurwitz, P.E., with the Bryan District Advance Planning Office at Allison.Kurwitz@txdot.gov.
Any person who has special accommodation needs is encouraged to contract our office at (979) 778-9788.
James posted this to one of the local lists and I’m reposting it here:
This TxDOT project involves the construction of super street. Here is more information on how those function: http://www.texashighwayman.com/superstreets.shtml
The focus is on safety (46% reduction in crashes in North Carolina) and automobile mobility (18% reduction in travel time in San Antonio). The City along with TxDOT have been developing the concept for the past 18 months (I’ve been involved the entire time and made sure my cycling friends were being considered). This intial design phase is actually being funded by the City of College Station and TxDOT will be moving it forward from this point.
The concept for this project includes a shared use path along FM 2818 and a shared use path that allows bicycles and pedestrians to cross at Holleman, Luther, and George Bush. Cars wishing to go across FM2818 at this locations will actually have to go down the road and make U-Turns.
P.S. My last day with the City of College Station will be November 3rd. I’m moving to Austin for a position with a private consulting firm that focuses on implementation of technology in transportation systems. This field is also known as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
Best Regards,
James Robertson, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Traffic Engineer
(979) 764-3862