News Releases

BPUB Reschedules Road Closure for Cannery Public Market Project

January 5, 2024

Due to weather conditions, the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) rescheduled last month’s temporary road closure on Ringgold Street from Sixth Street to Seventh Street to Monday, Jan. 8 through Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. BPUB will install an 8-inch diameter sanitary sewer line to connect the City of Brownsville’s Cannery Public Market (CPM) building to…

BPUB Announces Road Closure for Cannery Public Market Project

December 11, 2023

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) announces a temporary road closure on Ringgold Street from Sixth Street to Seventh Street from Monday, Dec. 11 through Sunday, Dec. 31 for the installation of an 8-inch diameter sanitary sewer line to connect the City of Brownsville’s Cannery Public Market (CPM) building to the main wastewater collection system…

BPUB Announces Lane Closure on Elizabeth Street

October 18, 2023

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) announces a temporary lane closure on the left lane of south-bound East Elizabeth Street between 11th Street and 12th Street to install a fire line Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, from 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Traffic will be detoured until work is completed. BPUB crews estimate…

BPUB Announces Lane Closure on Paredes Line Road

October 17, 2023

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) announces a temporary closure of the far-right lane on northbound Paredes Line Road from Alton Gloor Boulevard to Tony’s Road to excavate a sewer force main at 5500 Paredes Line Road on Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Traffic will be detoured until work is completed. All construction…

BPUB Announces Emergency Road Closure on Morrison Road

September 20, 2023

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) is announcing a road closure on Morrison Road between Robindale Road and North Central Avenue. Both eastbound and westbound lanes on Morrison Road will be temporarily closed as BPUB crews repair a sewer force main that was struck by a fiber installation contractor. The closure is expected to last…

BPUB Announces Emergency Road 
Closure on Ruben M Torres Blvd

September 7, 2023

BROWNSVILLE, TX – The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) is announcing an emergency road closure for motorists traveling on Ruben M. Torres Blvd. Both northbound and southbound lanes between Old Port Isabel and Robindale Road will be temporarily closed as BPUB crews repair a 16 inch water line that was struck by a fiber installation…

BPUB Announces Emergency Road Closure on Morrison Road

June 2, 2023

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) announces a temporary closure of a section of Morrison Road between Larkspur Drive and Paredes Line Road for emergency repairs on a 24-inch main sewage line. Traffic will be detoured until work is completed. BPUB crews estimate repairs should be completed Sunday night. All construction dates and times are…

BPUB Continues Phase I Construction, Road Closure for 30th Street Waterline Upgrade Project

March 10, 2023

The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) announces the continuation of construction and a temporary road closure of Phase I on 30th Street from Lazy Acres to Jennifer Avenue starting Saturday, March 15 through Friday, March 31, 2023, to install a 16-inch waterline that will connect the newly constructed 2 million-gallon elevated storage tank on Southmost…