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Transportation projects are on the work around the clock when
horizon almost any direction you look needed to make certain the
in College Station, with one of Tx road is as accessible as possi - - . - { w
DOT's expected to generate public ble during construction. No �€ - '
interest as the three -year project to street closures are anticipated �:'�
widen Texas Avenue began March 21. during this initial phase and , •.. A `; ! ..: _''''1.1",'"-'-.A.---' "
driveway access will be , . "
Texas Avenue widening from provided to businesses in that . �' . 4
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TxDOT, four phases will be used to Other city projects in
widen Texas Avenue to a six -lane progress include the follow -
thoroughfare with raised medians. ing: A
Phase I will run from Harvey Dominik Residential Street Longmire extension (Graham Road
Mitchell to Manuel Drive and take Rehabilitation: Budget: $871,838 to Cypress Meadows): Budget:
about six months. Construction will Description: Rehabilitation of $2,899,000 (combined with
include building a lane on the west Dominik from Munson to cul -de- Longmire, Birmingham to Graham)
side of Texas, various water and sani- sac from the existing section of Description: Construction of Long -
tary work on the east side, and remov- 37' pavement to the new section mire from Graham Road south of
al of the median from Gilchrist to Park of 31' pavement with sidewalk on current termination north of
Place. north side of the street. Will be Barron Road. Status: Scheduled for
signed as a bike route (no marked completion in June.
Plans call for construction to contin- bike lanes). Status: Project sched-
ue during normal work hours of 7 am uled for completion in November,
to 7 pm, Monday through Friday, with 2005.
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Did you know May is National Friday, May 6 at 4:00 p.m. at the History on Saturday, May 21 at 8:30
Historic Preservation Month? Spon- Benjamin Knox Gallery; a tour of a.m.; and Neighborhood Scanning
Bored by the National Trust for Histor- historic TAMU buildings on Sessions, which will provide com-
ic Preservation, the Saturday, May 7 at 8:30 munity members with a means to
theme for this month- a.m.; Exploring History enter personal historic documents
MI5 NATIONAL Lunch Lecture address- and photos into Project HOLD, the
long celebration is PRESERVATION MUi •
"Restore America: -- : mg the history of local City of College Station's Historic
Ital ian families,
Communities at a , 4 Online Library Database.
�` ' Wednesda May 18 at
Crossroads ". �� 11:30 a.m.,Colle e Vi Project HOLD at http: //
NATIONAL g hold.cstx. ov. To RSVP for Heritage
Locally, National }iisrott. PXESERtiA`Y`ION Station Conference g g
Historic Preservation Center; Tour of the Month events, contact Neighbor -
Month will be observed by a Heritage Carnegie Center of Brazos Valley hood Services at 764 -3761 or
Preservation Month Open House, kelrod @estx.gov.
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