In a bit of a surprise revelation, the BCS Medians Survey Team has learned that the Texas Avenue Median Project was originally envisioned as a "beautification project". Safety was never the driving factor!

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During a recent drive along with TxDOT's District Engineer, he mentioned that the City of Bryan wanted to beautify the Texas Avenue corridor. He also admitted that many sections of Texas Avenue were too narrow and didn't really warrant medians.  During a recent City Council meeting, Bryan City Manager, Keen Register, confirmed that "the project began as a request from the City to make Texas Avenue in Bryan look like it does in College Station."

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Seems a little disingenuous considering that TxDOT cited safety concerns in their virtual public meeting, and that TxDOT applied for and received safety funds to construct the project.​