Loop 410 and I-10 Interchange Ramp Closure in East San Antonio

This Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. crews for the I-410/I-10 East Interchange Project in east San Antonio will be closing the westbound I-10 ramp connecting to northbound I-410 to repair guardrail fences.

DETOUR

I-10 Westbound traffic to I-410 North should take the I-410 southbound ramp to the I-10 eastbound ramp to the I-410 northbound ramp.

Various closures of the ramp connections between I-410 and I-10 East will be required periodically throughout the next three years of the project. These closures can sometimes be complex due to the nature of the cloverleaf interchange, but clear detour options will be provided. 

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Highway Improvements Continue: I-410/I-10 East Interchange Project Set to Begin in Far East San Antonio

 

When Americans launch the last of their fireworks this 4^th of July, the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) San Antonio District will launch a $100 million effort to improve one of the city’s most important interchanges.

Beginning the week of July 5, TxDOT will start a 38-month project to improve a portion of the I-410/I-10 East interchange in east San Antonio. Williams Brothers Construction Company, Inc. will construct the project and Raba Kistner, Inc. will help TxDOT manage it. The work focuses primarily on the way drivers access eastbound I-10 and southbound I-410. The new design includes a new direct connector from northbound I-410 near East Houston Street to eastbound I-10 near Ackerman Road and a new southbound I-410 connector from westbound I-10 near Ackerman to southbound I-410 near East Houston Street.

In addition to improvements that will make travel through the interchange more efficient, the contractor will also rebuild the southbound overpass at Houston Street as part of the I-10 to southbound I-410 connector. Frontage road improvements, retaining walls, high-mast and center lane lighting, drainage improvements, and new asphalt pavement on sections of northbound I-410 from I-10 northward are also included in the work.

I-10 construction on San Antonio’s east side isn’t anything new. Since 2016, drivers and businesses have become more than familiar with road work. Through a series of reconstruction projects, TxDOT has been working to increase capacity to meet the growing traffic demand by upgrading the highway to current safety and design standards and address deteriorating pavement conditions. Those projects include:

·         I-10 East from Foster Road to Graytown Road – Includes various safety and mobility improvements. The project began in 2016 and was completed in fall 2020.

·         I-10 East from I-410 to Loop 1604 - Reconstruction along an approximately 6.7-mile section of I-10, including additional travel lanes and improved exit and entrance ramps. Work began in fall 2018 and is expected to be complete this summer.

·         I-10 East from Loop 1604 to Pfeil Road – Reconstruction along an approximately 2.8-mile section of the highway, including added travel lanes, bridge reconstruction, and frontage road improvements. The project began in early 2020 and is expected to be complete in 2024.

·         I-10 from Graytown Road to the Bexar County line – Reconstruction of approximately 5 miles of highway, including added travel lanes and frontage road and ramp improvements. The project began in late 2020 and is expected to be complete in 2024.

The upcoming I-410/I-10 East interchange project is the first in a series of planned improvements for the entire I-410/I-10 East interchange system in the coming years. It is a critical step towards providing safer and better ways of traveling San Antonio for the 83,000 drivers who use the interchange each day.

Drivers and businesses can expect periodic traffic shifts, lane closures, and detours through the course of the project. For updates, check out the Go Ahead! Blog. Updates are also available on TxDOT San Antonio’s Facebook page at  @TxDOTSanAntonioTx and @TxDOTSanAntonio on Twitter.

New Highway Lanes of I-10 in East San Antonio Open to Drivers

Motorists travel the new section of I-10 between Loop 410 and Loop 1604 in east San Antonio.

Getting around San Antonio has just become a lot easier.

Drive through the city’s east side and you will find a completely new look to one of San Antonio’s busiest sections of Interstate 10. For more than four years, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been overseeing the rebuilding of approximately seven miles of I-10 between I-410 and Loop 1604. The project to bring the highway to the latest design is now coming to an end. To the 75,000 drivers who travel the section of roadway each day, the improvements in safety and mobility are a welcome relief to what was once heavy congestion and crumbling asphalt.

Late last month, workers striped the final section of the highway. Drivers now have six lanes, improved exit and entrance ramps, rebuilt overpasses, and a modern highway built to today’s standards. Orange barrels still line some parts of the roadway. However, those will soon disappear once workers complete the final touches, including new lighting, signs, and wrapping up the new eastbound Ackerman entrance ramp.

Construction barrels along I-10 in east San Antonio. Workers are putting the finishing touches on one of the city's most important highways.

Rebuilding the section of I-10 was no easy job. Utilities had to be relocated, old pavement removed, and overpasses demolished. Drainage systems were installed, a new road foundation built, concrete poured, and overpasses constructed. All of this was done while keeping traffic moving. Imagine rebuilding your house with 75,000 people coming through your living room each day and you get the idea. Engineers and contractors spent a large amount of time designing the project to minimize the impacts on motorists. This included building the highway in phases, working at night, and avoiding rush-hour closures.

While the section from I-410 to Loop 1604 is practically finished, workers are making progress on another I-10 reconstruction project. This one picks up at Loop 1604 and stretches approximately three miles eastward to Pfeil Road. It includes widening the highway to six lanes, rebuilding overpasses, converting the frontage roads to one-way access, and “reversing” several ramps. The three-year project began early last year.

Meanwhile, workers on an unrelated project are finishing converting the frontage roads from Foster Road to Graytown Road to one-way traffic. The project includes the new Foster Road turnaround and the new overpass at Woodlake Parkway.

Even bigger improvements are scheduled for I-10 in east San Antonio. This summer, TxDOT will oversee a new $101 million contract to improve a section of the I-410 and I-10 interchange. The work is part of an overall effort to rebuild the interchange and meet the transportation needs of a growing city and keep San Antonio moving. 

Need Additional Information?

Website: TxDOT’s I-10 East from I-410 to the Bexar/Guadalupe County Line webpage

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New Improvements Underway on I-10 in East Bexar County

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has begun construction on a $149 million project that will improve roughly five miles on I-10 and frontage roads between Graytown Road and the Bexar/Guadalupe County line. 

The project kicked off on January 25, 2021 and is intended to expand from 4 lanes to 6 lane expressway with intersection operation improvements and conversion of frontage roads to one way operations. Construction is expected to complete by June 2025.

One of the most significant improvements is the conversion of the frontage roads from two- to one-way operations on both sides of IH-10 between Graytown Road to FM 2538. The conversion will take place at the project onset to allow for construction of utility infrastructure along the outside of the frontage roads. Appropriate signs, pavement markings and construction barrels will be utilized to guide traffic safely through the construction zone.

Below are a few more notable improvements planned for this project:

• New mainlane overpass at Pfeil Road with turnarounds will be constructed. 
• New mainlane underpasses at FM 1518 and FM 2538 will be constructed. These underpasses will include turnarounds for eastbound and westbound frontage roads. 
• New mainlane bridges over Cibolo Creek and Woman Hollering Creek.

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