By Jay Socol, Public Communications Director
In this edition of the College Station podcast, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Research Fellow Dr. Tim Lomax takes us through what will be one of the most impactful transportation projects ever planned for College Station: a proposed three-tier underpass at the intersection of George Bush Drive and Wellborn Road.
While the project is still a few years away, Lomax already is part of a team that’s genuinely seeking citizen feedback about things like construction schedules and duration of closures.
Lomax explains how citizens can express opinions and concerns that could ultimately influence Texas Department of Transportation designs and plans for the intersection.
- 01:13 - Project might begin in 2022, after widening of FM2818
- 02:58 - What can or should be done at Bush/Wellborn?
- 05:29 - What the intersection could look like in the future
- 09:08 - Digging three stories down? Sounds complicated...
- 11:10 - What citizens are being asked to do right now. 24/7 construction? Phased work?
- 15:00 - People seem to want it done FAST (duh)
- 19:00 - What about traffic control and cut-throughs during construction?
- 20:16 - Talks with Texas A&M about possible changes to worker hours, class hours, classroom locations, parking locations, etc.
- 21:35 - Are special design elements possible?
- 23:47 - Is the proposed design already in use in some other city?
- 25:02 - Funding not yet identified. Estimated cost: $40 million+
- 26:48 - What surprises lurk three stories below ground?
- 28:00 - How can people voice opinions or concerns?
- 31:13 - BONUS COMMENT: Lomax avoids left turns
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About the Blogger
Jay Socol (@jaysocol) is in his eighth year as College Station’s public communications director. A 1991 graduate of Texas A&M. Jay has also been communications director for the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, public information officer for the City of Bryan, and news director at several Bryan-College Station area radio stations. A native of Breckenridge, he also serves as president of the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers.
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