Looking to make a difference in your community? Join us for the 29th annual Bryan City Cemetery Work Day on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. In addition to the annual event, quarterly cleanups are scheduled for Bryan City Cemetery and Oakwood Cemetery.
The Bryan City Council voted unanimously to appoint Tiffany Thomas as presiding judge of Bryan Municipal Court of Record. She will be sworn in on May 1.
Experience Destination Bryan’s Downtown Bryan Street and Art Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., during Texas A&M’s Family Weekend, featuring live music, family-friendly activities, hands-on art demonstrations, shopping, education, and more.
Brazos County residents are invited to participate in the Twin Oaks Landfill’s Household Hazardous Waste and Computer Collection event on Saturday, April 20, from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Texas A&M University Services Building.
Bryan Parks and Recreation is devoted to teaching people to swim correctly, safely, and confidently. We have swim lessons available for ages six months to adults.
Residents and visitors are welcome to join us on April 8 at one of these free eclipse viewing parties. No matter where you observe the eclipse, remember to prioritize safety by using certified solar viewing glasses.
Several roadways in Bryan are now safer for motorists during heavy rainfall with the flood early warning system installment, thanks to a grant received from the state Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF).
FIF was approved by Texas voters in 2019 and is administered by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), the Texas Department of Emergency Management, and the Texas General Land Office. The city received a $180,000 grant to help fund a $450,000 project to install a flood early warning system. This system employs a suite of high floodwater alert sensors for 20 flood-prone roadways in the community.
The flood early warning system alerts emergency response crews and city staff to coordinate preemptive roadway closures. It also warns drivers to “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” with automated flashing beacons. Long-term plans include sending out closure notifications by text/email subscriptions.
City staff utilized historical road closure data to pinpoint locations for implementing the system. These locations ranged from heavily traveled roadways to residential streets that experience flooding during moderate to heavy rains.
Locations:
Old Reliance Road at Carters Creek near Pointe Du Hoc
Hooper Street and Castle Avenue
Bullinger Creek Drive at Carters Creek near Austin’s Colony Park
Boonville Road and Briarcrest Drive
Copperfield Drive at Hudson Creek (north of Boonville Road) near Williamsburg Drive
Copperfield Drive at Hudson Creek (south of Boonville Road) near Coppercrest Drive
29th Street at Burton Creek near N. Rosemary Drive
Tanglewood Drive at Burton Creek near Carter Creek Parkway
Barak Lane and Oak Ridge Drive
Broadmoor Drive at Briar Creek
Burton Drive at Burton Creek near Willow Bend Drive
E. Villa Maria at Burton Creek near Maloney Avenue
W. Carson at Burton Creek near Truman Street
Richard Street and Mockingbird Road
Sandy Point Road at Still Creek near the Brazos Detention Center
Sunders Street at Still Creek near Bruin Trace
Mumford Road at Thompson’s Branch near Capitol Parkway.
Tennessee Avenue and Wilkes Street
E. William J. Bryan at Sue Haswell Park
E. MLK at Carters Creek near N. Earl Rudder Freeway.
In addition to enhancing safety, the sensors collect rainfall data that will be used to help guide decisions about stormwater-related capital improvement projects and assess how development impacts stormwater flow downstream.
We encourage individuals to continue to exercise good judgment when driving in heavy rain. It is never safe to drive or walk into floodwaters, and one should never drive around barricades blocking a flooded roadway.