By Edmond Ortiz The state’s highway agency is kicking off a new project to produce a unique intersection meant to improve traffic mobility and reduce accident potential at a key South Side intersection. Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation, city of San Antonio and regional partners gathered Sept. 24 to mark the start of…
By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Transit Tracker highlights the launch of the Loop 410/U.S. 281 improvements, a freeway ramp closure on Interstate 10, the delayed start to upgrades on Lookout Road in Live Oak, and the opening of a new low-water crossing bridge around the Bexar/Comal county line. Also, San Antonio residents are invited…
Below is a list of select events taking place in the San Antonio area. Have a local event you would like Focus On San Antonio to promote? Email all the details to eortiz@journalist.com. CINEMA Aug. 20 San Antonio’s World Heritage Office will present a free screening of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” at Mission Marquee Plaza….
By Edmond Ortiz The latest edition of Transit Tracker puts pedestrian walkways in the spotlight, as the city of San Antonio works to build new sidewalks in Monte Vista, and install pedestrian bridges in the Northwest Side. Additionally, Bexar County is backing a sidewalks project on the Far North Side, and San Antonio is advancing…
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio is embarking on the launch of a final stretch of road work tied to the ongoing expansion of Loop 1604 across the North Side. Elsewhere, new street improvements are coming to New Braunfels while Boerne is addressing a road construction site damaged by recent flooding. Plus, San Antonio is enhancing…
By Edmond Ortiz The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority is proposing a roadway project that it believes will reduce traffic congestion in a fast-growing Far West Bexar County neighborhood. What you should know The Alamo RMA has tentatively slated winter 2027 to begin a proposed expansion of Alamo Ranch Parkway from Loop 1604 to Calaveras Way….
By Edmond Ortiz San Antonio-area motorists have seen their share of major freeway construction projects – mainly on the North Side – over the last several years. But more North Side road work is on its way before, state road planners say. What you should know The Texas Department of Transportation plans to eliminate traffic…
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 Boerne City Council met May 12 to address a key road project and a couple of water main initiatives. Adler Road improvements Council voted to amend the city’s current contract with engineering firm Freese and Nichols, which is serving as the design consultant on the Adler Road improvement project, which initially centered…
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…
