The latest on I-10 Huebner....

I got the three-week look-ahead for the I-10 Huebner construction project yesterday morning ... and it looks like crews working on the job will spend most of their energy working on the retaining walls at UTSA Boulevard.

But that was to be expected. After all, we anticipate that will be where most of the work will take place through April and well into May.

A small drilling rig - kind of a boring machine, actually (and not boring as in not fun, but boring as in it digs long, narrow holes) - will continue to work on the soil nails that will act as anchor pins for the retaining wall.

Crews are excavating on the south side of I-10 at UTSA Boulevard. A small drill rig - seen tucked under the overpass on the right - is drilling holes for soil nails, or anchor pins for the future retaining wall to be built here.

Concrete crews will be working on the center median barrier near UTSA Boulevard, including the stretch of I-10 between UTSA Boulevard and DeZavala Road. One of the subcontractors will begin working on TransGuide structures in the area as well.

The framework for the concrete median barrier can be seen on the left ... in the distance, a truck with concrete forms is being unloaded by crews tasked with constructing the barrier. Nighttime lane closures will allow concrete crews to pour the concrete to make the barrier.

So ... what does all that mean for the daily commuter?

Two simple things, really. For the month of April (and well into May), you'll see digging and drilling at UTSA Boulevard (particularly on the south side of I-10). All of that work will be behind traffic barriers, so there shouldn't be much of an impact on the traveling lanes.

Though work is actively progressing along I-10, most daily drivers will find their commutes unhindered. For the time being, only a few nighttime closures are being used.

The center median work, however, and the work on the TransGuide structures, will require occasional nightly lane closures. Those driving through between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. may see some delays.

As summer approaches, we'll see more work. Crews will begin adding a lane to the west-bound exit to Woodstone, which will become the permanent DeZavala exit (the current DeZavala exit will be removed as part of this project).


A new exit lane will be added to the west-bound Woodstone exit, which will be renamed the DeZavala/Woodstone exit. The new lane will be to the left of the existing lane. Most of this work will be done behind protective barriers, reducing the impact on daily commuters.

That work will be done to prepare the work area for harsher work - rehabilitation of the Fredericksburg Road overpass bridge. That rehabilitation, set to start in June, will disrupt east-bound traffic through the summer.

The bridge over the Fredericksburg Road connector, tying Loop 345 to the west-bound frontage road of I-10, will be rehabbed over the summer.