![BryCoun042524SoCollege_feat Image from the city of Bryan of the design of rebuilding South College between Villa Maria and Carson, updated 4/25/24.](https://wtaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BryCoun042524SoCollege_feat.jpg)
Motorists won’t have access to South College Avenue in Bryan between Villa Maria and Carson until the end of 2025.
What was originally a construction period of 360 days, has grown to 509 days.
The Bryan city council held a special meeting Thursday (April 25), in part to approve a fourth change order in what is now a $15.6 dollar project that replaces the street and utility lines.
The contract price was reduced by almost $304,000 dollars with the elimination of a continuous median.
City documents say the delay is due to Optimum and Frontier having to move fiberoptic lines to their correct locations. And the city’s background information also says the general contractor is pursuing $1 million dollars in damages against Optimum and Frontier for delays caused by their incorrect installation.
Click below to hear comments about the amended contract from Bobby Gutierrez, visiting with Scott DeLucia on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs April 24, 2024: