The City of Bryan has finished rebuilding about 1.3 miles of Mumford Road, a $7.2 million job that replaced a narrow two-lane country road with a wider curbed street, a new bridge and a new signal at the FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Parkway) intersection.
The city announced the completion on Thursday, Nov. 5. The rebuilt section runs from the new signal at FM 2818 to a point just beyond Carrier Lane.
What changed
According to the city, crews removed the old roadway, which was 22 feet wide with open ditches on each side, and built a 38-foot-wide road with curbs. The new layout has two 12-foot travel lanes separated by a 14-foot continuous center turn lane.
The road was also realigned to meet current design standards, and the project added a new bridge and what the city called significant drainage work.
City officials said the old road was not built to carry the heavier truck traffic and stormwater runoff that come with development along the corridor. They also said the new signal and the wider road should make the area safer for industrial traffic and for students and staff at Bryan ISD's Career and Technology Campus, which sits along the road.
Who paid for it
A $1.6 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant covered part of the $7.2 million construction cost, the city said. The Bryan-Brazos County Economic Development Foundation and the city divided the remainder. The city said the federal grant was awarded specifically for road work that supports the expansion of manufacturing businesses.
