Bryan city council approves street projects at its April 2026 regular meeting

This podcast includes comments from the April 14, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.The Bryan city council approves several street projects at its April 14th meeting that includes more changes are coming to streets in and around Bryan's Midtown Park.Unanimous votes included changing the name of Bomber Drive to Midtown Park Boulevard, which will result in one street name for the route connecting West Villa Maria to Carson.Click HERE to read and download background information from the city of Bryan about changing the name of Bomber Drive to Midtown Park Boulevard.The council also awarded a $725,000 dollar contract to design the rebuilding of the former Bomber Drive along with Williamson Drive and West Carson. In addition to new streets, what is budgeted as a $10 million dollar project will also replace open ditches with curbs, gutters and underground storm sewers, and there will be new water and sewer lines.Click HERE to read and download background information from the city of Bryan about the street and infrastructure project in the neighborhood on the north side of Midtown Park.Click HERE to read and download a city of Bryan map showing the location of the Midtown Park area street and infrastructure project.The council amended the contract to design rebuilding South College between Carson and Dodge to extend the design along South College between Dodge to East 29th.Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the city of Bryan about extending the design to rebuild South College between Carson and East 29th.And without discussion, the council approved spending $300,000 dollars to buy land they are acquiring though condemnation as part of extending Grosebeck Street to Texas Avenue. The property is on the east side of Texas at 32nd Street.Click HERE to read and download background information about the city buying land associated with the Groesbeck Street extension.Click HERE to read and download a map from the city of Bryan showing the location of the Groesbeck Street extension.