Posts by City of College Station

The City of College Station will host a community blood drive from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, in the Bush 4141 Community Room at City Hall, in partnership with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. Residents are encouraged to invite family, friends and neighbors to take part. 

Most City of College Station offices and facilities will be closed Friday for Juneteenth. Solid waste and recycling will be collected on the regular schedule. Adamson Lagoon (1-7 p.m.), Cindy Halloran Pool (10 a.m.-4 p.m.), and the Larry J. Ringer Library (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) will have normal hours.

Significant traffic changes take effect Monday on Marion Pugh Drive as road construction enters its next phase, bringing a mix of new full closures and reopened sections. Motorists are encouraged to use alternative routes, expect delays, and exercise caution around construction crews and posted detour signs throughout the summer.

Krenek Tap Road will be fully closed for most of Thursday between Dartmouth Street and Central Park Lane while contractors install a sewer line. Eastbound traffic should use Dartmouth to access SH 6. The road is expected to reopen by the end of the day. Starting Thursday, Central Park Lane will experience lane closures through Monday, June 22.

The Josh Abbott Band will headline the City of College Station’s free I Heart America Fourth of July Celebration at the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater, bringing its signature Texas country sound to an unforgettable America 250 celebration featuring live music, fireworks, and family fun. The celebration includes food vendors, family activities, and a fireworks show set to patriotic music.

Welsh Avenue is closed from Harvey Mitchell Parkway to Nueces Drive through early August for the construction of crosswalks at A&M Consolidated High School. Motorists are encouraged to plan alternate routes.

From Monday through Wednesday, Longmire Drive will have scheduled lane closures and detours between Barron Road and Lakeshore Circle from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. for pavement repairs. Flaggers will direct traffic on Monday, followed by single-lane closures on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Union Pacific Railroad crews will close the George Bush Drive crossing near Wellborn Road for maintenance work from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday. Detours will be in place. NCAA Regional baseball fans heading to Blue Bell Park for the scheduled afternoon game should use alternate routes, such as John Kimbrough Boulevard or Old Main Drive.

Most City of College Station offices and facilities will be closed Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. Solid waste and recycling collections will operate on the regular schedule. Adamson Lagoon and Cindy Hallaran Pool will be open from noon-6 p.m.

Starting Monday, Luther Street will be closed at Marion Pugh Drive for about eight weeks while the City of College Station’s contractor continues waterline construction. The existing closure on Marion Pugh from George Bush Drive to Callaway Villas will remain in place for about six more weeks.