US 290/SH 36 interchange

Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Brenham Elementary School
1000 W Blue Bell Road
Brenham, TX 77833

This notice advises the public that a draft environmental assessment (EA) is available for public review and TxDOT will be conducting a public hearing on the proposed project.

Attendees will be able to come and go as they please to review project displays and ask questions of TxDOT staff in an open house format prior to a formal hearing presentation, which beings at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of the hearing is to present the proposed project and receive public comment.

The proposed project would construct a new interchange at the intersection of US 290 and SH 36 that provides continuous traffic flow via two lanes in each direction along US 290 with direct connectivity to SH 36. The existing two-way frontage roads would be converted to one-way frontage roads, and access to local roads from US 290 would be provided by upgraded entrance and exit ramps. The existing clover leaf ramps will be removed. Proposed improvements also include reconstruction of the Old Mill Creek and BUS 290 (Main Street) bridges, as well as construction of a shared use path for pedestrians and bicyclists along the project corridor. The project limits extend from FM 389 (Prairie Lea Street) to CR 49 (Windy Acres Road) for a length of approximately 3.25 miles.

The proposed project would, subject to final design considerations, require approximately 75 acres of right of way and potentially displace eleven residences and twenty non-residential structures. Relocation assistance is available for displaced persons and businesses. Information about the TxDOT Relocation Assistance Program and services and benefits for those displaced and other affected property owners, as well as information about the tentative schedule for right-of-way acquisition, can be obtained by contacting Christine Solomon, TxDOT Right of Way Project Manager, at (979) 218-2870.

The proposed project is anticipated to impact the following two properties protected under Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966: the 1957 Bowlerama, and the 1958 Old Mill Creek Road Bridge.

The proposed project would acquire approximately 0.12 acres from the 1957 Bowlerama, located at 2905 Highway 290 West. TxDOT anticipates making a de minimis determination for this use under Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. The Old Mill Creek Bridge was addressed through the Section 4f Programmatic Evaluation of Historic Bridge Projects. Public comment on the effects of the proposed project on the activities, features, or attributes of the Bowlerama property and Old Mill Creek Bridge may be submitted as described below.

The proposed project would involve construction in wetlands and would involve an action in a floodplain

• Notice
• Layout
• Fact sheet
• EA draft
• Comment form
• Exhibit boards
• Presentation
• Presentation and script

Comments from the public regarding the proposed project are requested and may be submitted by any of the methods listed below.

• Email
• Mail:
  TxDOT Bryan District Office
  2591 North Earl Rudder Freeway
  Bryan, Texas 77803
  

All comments must be received or postmarked by Monday, Feb 5, 2024, to be included in the official record.