College Station City Council will review several infrastructure projects, recreation planning efforts and development discussions at its May 18 meeting. The agenda includes updates on a new public works facility, a recreation center feasibility study and multiple easement actions tied to redevelopment near Cherry Street.

Items worth mentioning:

• $13.87 million construction contract for the Thomas Park and surrounding streets project

• A memorial installation agreement at Veterans Memorial Park

• $144,725 design contract for a Lincoln Center splash pad project

Zooming in: The regular agenda is dominated by public hearings tied to redevelopment activity near 603 Cherry Street, which is located in the Northgate area. According to the consent agenda, the area is also up for the removal of on-street parking.

Also on the agenda: Amending the Comprehensive Plan to remove a planned extension of Pavilion Avenue, including future bike lanes and sidewalks previously envisioned between Sebesta Road and Hwy. 6 South.

Get involved: College Station City Council will meet at 6 p.m. May 18 at City Hall, 1101 Texas Ave.

College Station will have a couple of road closures starting May 18 as a result of ongoing work, officials announced May 14.

The gist: The pair of road closures is expected to last for at least a couple of months, officials said.

The first is the rehabilitation of Fitch Parkway from northeast Williams Creek Drive to the Carters Creek Bridge. Work is expected to take three months.

The second is the closure of Luther Street at Marion Pugh Drive for waterline construction.

The impact: The resulting work at Fitch will create alternating one-way traffic with temporary signal lights at each end of the work area.

What else: The work at Fitch is the second phase of a three-phase project. The third phase will run from Rock Prairie Road to the first bridge northeast of Williams Creek Drive. Work will begin in August, officials said.

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After dozens of Texas primary races ended without a clear winner in March, candidates for those seats will face off in an overtime round, known as a runoff election, this month. Texans can vote early in the runoff election from May 18-22, with election day May 26.

How it works: State law requires that primary candidates receive more than 50% of the votes cast to advance to a general election.

In the May 26 runoff election, Republican and Democratic voters will choose who they want to represent them in statewide offices, legislative and Congressional seats, the State Board of Education and county-level positions. The winner of each runoff race will appear on the ballot in November.

On the ballot: The statewide Republican runoff races include:

• U.S. Senate: John Cornyn and Ken Paxton
• Texas attorney general: Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy
• Texas railroad commissioner: Jim Wright and Bo French

• Texas attorney general: Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski
• Texas lieutenant governor: Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Vélez