Bryan council approves $7 million Mumford Road widening, city staff cites federal, EDA and local reimbursement support

The Bryan City Council approved a one‑phase, $7 million widening of Mumford Road after staff described drainage, pavement and heavy‑haul needs tied to planned development.

City staff described the project as a single phase covering the planned widening and said the work addresses narrow pavement, open‑ditch drainage and the need to support heavy‑haul traffic serving nearby industrial sites. A staff member said, “It was the whole widening of the project is one.”

The project’s funding package, as explained at the meeting, includes a federal grant, an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant of $1.745 million and a reimbursement agreement with the Brazos County Economic Development Foundation (BCEDF). According to staff remarks at the meeting, BCEDF will reimburse the city for half of certain out‑of‑pocket costs and is “going to contribute not to exceed $4,500,000.” The council was told the county is partnering on the project as well.

Nut graf: The council’s approval advances a single, city‑led phase to upgrade Mumford Road to carry heavier truck traffic and support adjacent development; the city’s staff framed the work as necessary to fix drainage and pavement deficiencies and to make the corridor usable for industrial traffic.

City staff said existing drainage is open‑ditch and insufficient to handle runoff from new development, and the pavement section needs upgrading to support expected heavy‑haul traffic. Staff also said the federal grant and county participation make the project feasible. The staff presentation referenced Axis Pipe and Tube as a nearby industrial connection for the corridor.

During the meeting a councilmember asked about the number of project phases; staff responded that the work under consideration is a single phase and noted a possible future extension northward to Lewis Mickland Road but said there is no current plan to take the project that far.

Action: Council members voted to approve the project after a motion, second and roll call vote. The meeting record showed the motion carried; no individual votes were read into the transcript.

Ending: City staff did not present an exact construction schedule or project start date on the record; funding details provided at the meeting identified the EDA grant amount and the BCEDF reimbursement cap but the transcript did not specify the total final contract award or an estimated completion date.