With the soil nails finally conquered on the eastbound side of I-10, crews hope to have the first major retaining wall near UTSA Boulevard near completion by the end of next week. This will be the first major structure to be finished on the far west end of the project.
But it doesn't mean our contractor doesn't still have a very long way to go - the soil nails on the westbound side, for instance, still haven't been fully pounded in.
In addition to a finished retaining wall, eastbound drivers between UTSA Boulevard and DeZavala will notice work on the eastbound exit ramp to DeZavala Road. A steel plate was put in place more than a week ago, covering a trench dug for crews to work on underground stormwater drain.
Similar work will be done on the westbound exit to Woodstone (which will be the new, permanent, exit to DeZavala Road). That work - which will be done outside the traveling lanes and behind traffic barrier. For the most part, that is.
To the everyday driver, these items are relatively minor; the bigger changes remaining will be seen at DeZavala near the beginning of 2014. Those changes will take a full year to construct.
But for now, at least, we'll be celebrating the small victories that mark progress. And we'll work to ensure these several small victories add up to one much larger victory.
