This podcast contains comments from the October 24, 2024 College Station city council meeting.

In 2021, the residents of a College Station neighborhood applied and received approval to build a roundabout as a traffic calming device.

After the city spent $49.000 dollars on a design and invested more than 500 hours of staff time, residents of the Woodcreek subdivision decided they didn't want the roundabout at Stonebridge and Scarborough.

The residents request to stop construction was approved by the city council at its October 24th meeting.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Cunha scolded residents because of the city's investment.

Councilman Dennis Maloney, who lives in Woodcreek, said at least the city is saving the $250,000 dollar construction cost.

Woodcreek residents initially voted 16 to 8 for the roundabout. After residents voiced concerns about building it then finding out the anticipated increase in traffic did not materialize, the residents voted 30 to nothing to cancel the project.

The council's official action was to reject all bids that had been opened and not allow Woodcreek to be eligible for traffic calming projects for five years.

A note from city staff to the council stated that changes are being drafted to College Station's traffic calming policy to better define the process.

Click HERE to read and download information on the Woodcreek neighborhood roundabout project that was cancelled during the October 24, 2024 College Station city council meeting.