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Texas Avenue Traffic Switch Save Email Print
Posted: 2:26 PM May 12, 2008
 Last Updated: 10:58 PM May 12, 2008
 Reporter: Meredith Stancik
Email Address: stancik@kbtx.com
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Tired of Texas Avenue construction slowing you down? Well, after Tuesday morning, your life will get a little better. The $17 million widening project is inching towards completion.

Monday, beginning at 7pm, the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) contractor will switch northbound and southbound traffic to the inside lane between FM 2818 and Francis Street along Texas Avenue.

This switch is necessary for the removal of existing work zone pavement markings and the installation of new permanent pavement markings.

Work operations will continue through Monday night and early Tuesday morning. Once all work operations are completed Tuesday morning, traffic will be able to use all six lanes of Texas Avenue.

Delays are to be expected until this work is completed. An alternate
route should be used in order to bypass the construction.

TxDOT says after this traffic switch it will have minor work left.

Another turn lane will be added to Harvey Rd. and cracked pavement needs to be fixed in some areas.

If all goes well, the project will be completed by mid-July.

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Posted by: Cerena Location: College Station on May 16, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Joe is one of the few who written in that is not totally clueless on the Tx Ave project and the exit changes. One this was a state project and not a city. Two there are many things that have to happen in order to make these lanes wider. One there were utilities that had to be moved. Business easements that had to be changed all the while having to deal with conjested traffic during the increase of traffic during the fall and spring semesters. None of this was an easy task and I'm sure most of you have never had a spouse or know of someone that was part of this process or work as I have had. Yes this took a while but lets see how many of you complain during football season when getting down TX AVE is easier because of this project you know sit hear and complain about. And as far as the exit changes a Rock Prairie there is no more a longer wait and driving distance than there was before just a bunch of whiners that no matter what is done will never be happy
Posted by: Hey Hey Hey Location: College Station on May 16, 2008 at 08:27 AM
I THINK IT"S WONDERFUL!!! I live close to CSPD and I'm glad to see it's done in my part of town!! Looks great! Since the students are gone for the time being it's so nice in the morning getting the kids to school and work!!!
Posted by: joe Location: college station on May 14, 2008 at 03:00 PM
John I would like to see how you figured your math coming up with 300 gallons a day.This isn't even part of the Texas Ave. project. My understanding was that the road was closed for safety reasons.
Posted by: g Location: cs on May 14, 2008 at 02:22 PM
I'm sure closing the Rock Prairie exit has caused some delays, but here's the way I see it....prior to the recent changes, the extreme backup of traffic onto SH 6 caused by those exiting having to weave in and around those entering the highway was a TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN, period. I travel that area daily, and it was BAD. Now, the backup has been reduced to waiting in line at a stoplight off the highway - where people expect cars to be stopped - not in the main lane of a 70 mph highway. The reconfigured striping on the frontage road at Graham Road is very helpful now, too. The Barron Road exit keeps all those people from having to wait at Rock Prairie lights. It's hard to convince people that improvements take time - and some inconvenience to the public. I do commend TxDOT & the contractor for keeping 4 lanes of Texas Avenue open at almost all times throughout this project. It looks GREAT out there and I look forward to the completion of more improvements! THANK YOU!
Posted by: john Location: college station on May 14, 2008 at 11:21 AM
"To show how bright you are the state paid for this project along with Federal help not the city tax dollars." ACTUALLY, neither the Feds nor the state nor the city "paid" for it; ALL the TAXES that were used came out of my pocket as well as yours in some way or another. And I know that things take time. BUT my objections center around closing the existing Rock Prairie exit for a year (at a cost to the public 300 gallons of gasoline per day) in order to save a couple of weeks crane time (osting TxDoT and the construction companies a few thousand bid dollars) seems a bit counterproductive...unless you're one of those liberal folks who interprets "We the People" to mean "We the GOVERNMENT" while treating everyone else as just faceless blobs who cough up cash to pay for their pet projects.
Posted by: joe Location: college station on May 13, 2008 at 08:32 PM
Anonymous are you one of those road rage people that don't care about nothing but yourself? People around this community all care about each other. People that work on these projects have familys that need to eat. Are you saying that road construction sould stop so you won't be delayed? To show how bright you are the state paid for this project along with Federal help not the city tax dollars. It takes that long to build a road with that much traffic on it so road rage people like you can get to the businesses that are open. Why don't you just move if your unhappy with the progress around this community?
Posted by: Ron B Location: CS on May 13, 2008 at 03:19 PM
Well "Anonymous", Yes I have lived in Housotn and lived there for 10 years before moving back to CS. This Texas Avenue project took over 3 years to complete for not even 3 miles of road, I had orginally mentioned 5 but today I drove it and found out. It was ridiculous to take this long and to pay the tax money CS residents did. "Joe" - I was not complaining, I was giving my opinion as there is a difference. And now 1 year as KBTX has mentioned to build the exit ramp/columns?? More tax money. B/CS is behind in road construction.
Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 01:22 PM
>>>>>They complain when they have to set in traffic, they complain when the road isn't wide enough and they complain when it's not done fast enough.<<<<< Because the cost to the public in lost time and wasted gas seems to be totally irrelavent to TxDoT. Choking three separate intersections by routing ten thousand vehicles per day through red lights at Business 6 and Deacon AND through Rock Prairie to get onto Hwy 6 for **18 MONTHS** rather than 2 in order to save the construction company a few thousand bucks in crane time is well worth the savings, according to them. >>>>>By the way the job was finished months ahead of schedule.<<<<< Because the schedule was so horridly long ITFP, and then was adjusted to make things go easier the construction company while ignoring the needs of the public.
Posted by: joe Location: college station on May 13, 2008 at 11:54 AM
It just goes to show the lack of knowledge so many people have when it comes to road building.They complain when they have to set in traffic, they complain when the road isn't wide enough and they complain when it's not done fast enough. Maybe if they get off of their cell phone and drive it wouldn't take as long to get to places. By the way the job was finished months ahead of schedule.
Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 09:11 AM
Posted by: Ron B Location: CS on May 12, 2008 at 04:51 PM Well its about time. Only 3 years to widen about 5 miles of road. If this was Houston/Dallas or San Antonio, it would have been completed in less than 2 years and wouldn't have cost CS taxpayers so much dang money Apparently, you havent lived in Houston.
Posted by: john Location: college station on May 13, 2008 at 05:23 AM
Unfortunately, the end ISN'T in sight; it's going to be almost a year and a half before the boondoggle at Rock Prairie is reopened, and then they'll start on an overpass at Barron. Somebody seems to have a vested interest in keeping Knife RIver Construction busy...
Posted by: Ron B Location: CS on May 12, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Well its about time. Only 3 years to widen about 5 miles of road. If this was Houston/Dallas or San Antonio, it would have been completed in less than 2 years and wouldn't have cost CS taxpayers so much dang money.
Posted by: sunshine on May 12, 2008 at 04:30 PM
a bout time!!!! SLOW!!
Posted by: J Location: Grimes County on May 12, 2008 at 04:27 PM
Finally, an end in sight! I don't even live in B/CS but it's one of the closest towns to travel to do my shopping because I live in the middle of nowhere. If it's a pain in the backside for me, I KNOW it is for those who travel it daily. I hope everything works out!
Posted by: brennan Location: TAMU on May 12, 2008 at 03:21 PM
its about time they finish that road... geez...
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