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City staff recommends option to keep Old Alliance Road from overtopping in large storms
Summary
Public Works presented five design options — including ponds, culverts and roadway-raising — for drainage and widening of Old Alliance Road. Staff recommended Option 4, which raises the roadway and adds box culverts; the cost estimate is roughly $9.7 million and fits within identified funding of $9.8 million.
Public Works staff presented five design options to the Bryan City Council at a workshop for drainage and widening work on Old Alliance Road and recommended Option 4 — raising the roadway and installing box culverts — as the preferred plan because it prevents the road from overtopping during large storm events while minimizing downstream impacts.
Public Works Director Jason Barfner said the project would extend Old Alliance Road from just east of Austin's Colony Parkway to the city limits and address a recurring problem where the road overtops during major rain events. Barfner summarized five alternatives the city studied: regional ponds (with and without detention for future development), a wet-bottom pond, raising the roadway with culverts…
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