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Wellborn Road, south of College Station which inter
sects with Highway 6 may soon get a facelift because of
heavy traffic heading toward Houston.
The expected construction plan will connect Wellborn
Road with State Highway 40, which is also in initial plan
ning stages.
Chad Bohne, a Brykin District advanced planning engi
neer, said a definite need was seen for this project because
Wellborn Road has had more traffic than its capacity.
“Wellborn [Road] is one of the fastest growing areas
in the community,” Bohne said. “There is a significant
amount of traffic in the area — more lanes are definitely
needed.”
Bohne said research suggests it is
necessary to add two lanes in each di
rection, as well as a need for a more ur
ban roadway, instead of the open rur
al ditches in the area.
“We plan to also calculate in curbs
and gutters on the sideways, along
with medians,” Bohne said.
Meetings for the expansion of Well
born Road were first held a year ago,
and follow up meetings were held in
October. Bohne said the development of
the project is being studied.
“We’re figuring out the basics
now,” Bohne said. “We have to come
up with the initial designs and utility
adjustments, etc.”
No approvals have been passed yet
by the College Station city council, but Bohne said he is
hoping for consent within the next 12 to 18 months.
Bohne said monetary construction estimates are rough
right now, and construction will hopefully start in 2005.
Highway 40, another construction task being planned,
will connect Highway 6 to Wellborn Road. These devel
opment plans have been talked about since the early
1990s and construction is expected to begin soon —
Bohne said he hopes by 2003.
Nicole Castro, a frequent West Campus commuter and
a sophomore business major, said she thinks Wellborn
Road is one of the main roads of travel for students.
“I always travel on Wellborn,” Castro said. “It’s very
convenient, definitely a better route than Texas Avenue.
Construction can definitely be frustrating, but the end re
sult would be well worth it.”
safety week
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Puerto Rican Student Association
sponsors week of cultural events
By Courtney Stelzel
The Battalion
Country and Western dancing is not
the only option in College Station —
The Puerto Rican Student Association
(PRSA) will host its 21st annual Cul
ture Week from Nov. 14-18, and salsa
lessons are on the agenda.
An array of events are lined up
for the celebration and will lead up
to Nov. 19, the day Puerto Rico was
discovered by Christopher Colum
bus in 1493. Leslie Quiros, presi
dent of the PRSA and a sophomore
business'major, said, “We hope to
teach everyone about our culture
and heritage and answer any ques
tions students might have.”
Puerto Rico was ceded to the
United States by Spain in 1898 fol
lowing the Spanish-American War.
In 1917, inhabitants of the island
were given U.S. Citizenship, and it
was renamed the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico in 1952.
“Puerto Rico is not just an island
to throw parties at or a vacation spot;
it’s a lot more, and we want to show
that,” Quiros said.
The week will begin with two
days of cultural displays in the Fla-
groom of the Memorial Student Cen
ter (MSC) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
PRSA will host a guest speaker on
Wednesday night in MSC 201 from
7 to 9 p.m.
On Thursday night a Salsa
workshop will be held from 8 to 11
p.m. in the Garden Room of the
Student Recreation Center to teach
students how to properly dance the
Salsa. To close the week, the asso
ciation will play host to Folklori-
co, a cultural dance group from
Houston, which will be perform
ing Friday in Koldus 110 and 111.
Alexandra Velaquez, vice presi
dent of PRSA and a chemistry grad
uate student, said, “Our final party
will be held Nov. 30. It was pushed
back in respect to the Bonfire Memo
rial and Thanksgiving.”
The event will be held at Brazos
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College Station city Council will approve plans to widen Wellborn Road.
way of the MSC throughout the
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assaults could be partly due to safe!
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