The City of College Station takes extreme pride in its existing infrastructure: streets, water and sanitary sewer lines, parks, and public buildings. The City owns and operates numerous public facilities including neighborhood fire stations, a library, recreation centers, a police station and court facilities. There are approximately 286 miles of paved streets in the City; over 690 linear miles of water and sanitary sewer mains; and 1305.6 acres of dedicated park land for a total of 51 parks. The City is also proud of the18.5 acre Municipal Cemetery located on Texas Avenue and the 56.5 acre Memorial Cemetery/Aggie Field of Honor located on Raymond Stotzer Parkway. These capital assets significantly affect the character, growth patterns, and quality of life in College Station. Over time the City modifies, expands, rehabilitates or replaces some of its existing infrastructure and adds new assets to meet the needs of our Citizens in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and the City Council’s Strategic Initiatives. Each year we assist other departments within the City of College Station to identify and prioritize capital improvement projects (Public Works, Facilities, Water, Wastewater, Economic and Community Development, and Parks and Recreation) as part of the development of our five year Capital Plan. Projects are prioritized using a quantitative evaluation matrix that considers criteria such as public health and safety, protection of existing infrastructure, funding sources, O&M costs, etc.
Our department consists of Engineers, Project Managers and Land Agents who manage and deliver the projects included in the Capital Plan and acquire any land (easements, right-of-way, and real property) needed to support the improvements in the plan. We have six professional engineers licensed in the State of Texas, so when our workload allows, staff completes the design work on selected projects. When our workload is high and/or we have more complex projects, our staff will manage the efforts of consulting engineers, surveyors and architects who provide professional design services to the City. Our staff is responsible for each of the projects from conceptual design through construction. The department ensures that projects are of the highest quality, meets the needs outlined in the project scope, and delivered on schedule and within budget.
The funding sources to design, build, maintain, and upgrade these capital improvements are diverse and are obtained through many sources such as: general obligation bonds, certificates of obligations, and utility revenue bonds. For a complete listing of the Capital Projects Department Budget, please click here.
For a complete listing and other pertinent information on CURRENT CAPITAL PROJECTS, please click here.
View capital project photos and updates here.