By Edmond Ortiz This pre-summer edition of Transit Tracker features the activation of a bypass ramp in the Loop 1604/Interstate 10 project, a months-long lane closure on I-10 northwest of downtown, and the start of construction on the South Side on a citywide bus corridor project. Elsewhere, Alamo Heights is spending the summer focusing on…
By Edmond Ortiz The Fiesta-edition of Transit Tracker highlights an upcoming Broadway Street project coming to Alamo Heights, and a milestone in a lengthy – and beleaguered – project on South Alamo Street in downtown. Elsewhere, more long-term road closures are starting as part of the Loop 1604 project, and Shavano Park continues to make…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Transit Tracker features updates on projects affecting Blanco Road at Loop 1604 on the North Side, and South Alamo Street in the heart of downtown. Elsewhere, Balcones Heights started a final phase of improvements on Crestview Drive, an electric vehicle charging station opens in Windcrest, and Converse’s effort to…
By Edmond Ortiz Construction crews overseeing two North Side freeway projects were set to begin months-long closures Feb. 23. Loop 1604 Contractors are closing the westbound Loop 1604 entrance ramp from O’Connor Road as part of the ongoing freeway expansion and improvement project. This ramp closure is scheduled to last through June. According to the…
By Edmond Ortiz This round of news briefs includes the firing of a Northeast Side school district leader, San Antonio City Council rebuffing a developer’s key request for a proposed massive residential community. Also, a new flyover ramp at a major North Side freeway intersection has opened to traffic while closures affect traffic in two…
By Edmond Ortiz Another round of road construction-induced closures is scheduled for two key Loop 1604 intersections on the North Side, and for Interstate 37 at Loop 410 on the South Side. What you should know Texas Department of Transportation officials said bridge construction has prompted a slate of closures around the Loop 1604/I-10 junction,…
By Edmond Ortiz Motorists are now able to access newly installed ramps on Loop 1604 in north San Antonio. The opening of the new ramps comes during a weekend of major road closures around town. What you should know The Texas Department of Transportation on Nov. 15 opened two flyover ramps – eastbound Interstate 10…
By Edmond Ortiz Construction crews attached to the Loop 1604 expansion project will open the westbound to eastbound Loop 1604 frontage road U-turn at Blanco Road on Nov. 7. According to Texas Department of Transportation representatives, the reopening of the U-turn at the corner of Blanco Road and Loop 1604 will help to improve traffic…
An aerial view of the new flyover ramp between eastbound Interstate 10 and eastbound Loop 1604 that opened to traffic on Sept. 13 as part of the Loop 1604 expansion project.
(Courtesy Texas Department of San Antonio)
