City staff and the municipal engineering department briefed Midland City Council on Oct. 28 about recent road projects, multimillion‑dollar grants and a planned five‑year capital improvement program intended to coordinate future work across departments.

Lindsay Adams, Strategic Partnerships Officer, told council that TxDOT recently awarded funding for intersection improvements and that Midland County and the Midland Development Corporation (MDC) have pledged funds for related projects. “TxDOT awarded the intersection improvements of 158 and Wadley at $7,300,000. They also awarded the intersection improvements of 158 and Briarwood, which was $6,100,000,” Adams said. She added that the county pledged $2.5 million to the Briarwood project and that MDC approved design contracts for County Road 1250/SH 191 and a water line for Todd Road, moves staff said would accelerate planned work.

Adams and engineering staff emphasized the city’s recent construction and maintenance record — nearly 47 miles of repaving in five years and numerous reconstruction segments — and said the planned capital improvement program will be a cross‑departmental, five‑year planning tool. The program will be updated annually and will be used to prioritize projects, streamline permitting and coordinate right‑of‑way and utility relocations with private and regional partners.

Why it matters: Midland has added paved lane miles and traffic signals as the city has grown; staff said the program will shift work from reactive maintenance to multiyear planning and will help coordinate with TxDOT, county and MDC funding cycles. Adams said the city is pursuing process changes — including Lean Six Sigma methods and better coordination with utilities — to shorten project timelines.

Councilors heard that some projects funded or accelerated by regional partners include the Main Street completion, intersection improvements and the Todd Drive overpass schedule pushed earlier through MDC funding. Staff said distribution of traffic rather than elimination of congestion is the realistic outcome as Midland grows, and they urged continued multi‑jurisdictional coordination to match infrastructure to development.

Staff recommended continued advancement of design and funding agreements and formal adoption of the capital‑improvement framework in future budget cycles.