STATE TO CONSIDER FUNDING FOR HIGHWAY 290 CLOVERLEAF PROJECT
The Texas Transportation Commission will soon consider final approval for funding improvements at the Highway 290 cloverleaf in Brenham.
The Commission will meet August 29th to consider its draft 2020 Unified Transportation Plan (UTP).
The plan currently has $50 million in construction funding allocated towards the cloverleaf interchange project, which is intended to improve the intersection of Highway 290 and Highway 36. Funds are laid out by TxDOT in conjunction with the commission’s priorities.
Back in March, Brenham City Councilmembers and Washington County Commissioners met with representatives of TxDOT to discuss the project. TxDOT officials showcased and discussed concepts for changes to the cloverleaf, in order to improve safety, reduce congestion, maintain connectivity, and provide statewide and local mobility.
At that meeting, city and county officials seemed to lean toward the second option presented: a southern direct connection, which would create a connector south of the current cloverleaf with continuous flow for Highway 290.
Letters were sent out earlier this year to property owners in the area, notifying them if their property was in or near the study area of the project.
The project is currently set in the UTP as a long-term project, expected to take at least five years to develop and complete. At the meeting in March, TxDOT representatives told local officials that construction was tentatively set to begin in 2025.
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