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Friday, October 31
Fred-Med update: Closure of intersection scheduled
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Thursday, October 30
Loop 1604 expansion update
Tuesday, October 28
I-10 Huebner update
New I-35 project: ramp reversals between FM 306 and Conrads-Kohlenberg
Last week Dan Williams Company began a $5 million project to reconfigure entrance and exit ramps between FM 306 and Conrads-Kohlenberg in New Braunfels. The work will take about a year to complete.
The idea here is to free up the intersection of FM 306 and I-35 by allowing traffic headed for locations along the access roads in each direction to skip the intersection itself. This will particularly help traffic along the northbound access road at FM 306, where large trucks headed to a transfer station along the northbound access road are currently bogging down traffic.
Overnight closures are being used to allow crews to set up the work area. Once the work zone is set up and barricades are in place, Dan Williams Company will be able to move in equipment to begin excavation.
Crews will work on the northbound side first then move to the southbound side, spending about six months on each side of the highway. The old ramps, currently in use, will not be closed until the new ramps are complete. We are also working on the turnarounds. Work on the north-to-south turnaround is first, and will mean the turnaround will be closed for about six months.
Of the $5 million total project cost, $4.2 is direct construction costs to the contractor. The rest of the price will cover engineering and administrative fees. No additional right-of-way was needed for this project. Most of the work will be behind barrier, and beyond the closure of the turnarounds traffic won't be interrupted much through the duration of work.
Friday, October 24
Next week's construction-related closures
Interstate 10
9 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily
Frontage roads, both directions, between Huebner Road and Loop 1604 (northwest San Antonio)
Alternating lanes will close for road work. Expect delays.
Sunday-Friday, October 19-24
8:30 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. nightly
Frontage roads, both directions, between Huebner Road and Loop 1604 (northwest San Antonio)
Alternating lanes will close for road work. Expect delays.
Interstate 35
9 p.m. until 6 a.m. nightly
Northbound frontage road at FM 306 (New Braunfels)
The left lane will close while crews install barrier. This closure includes the north-to-south turnaround, the northbound entrance ramps from Business 35 and from FM 306. Traffic will use the next available ramp. Expect delays.
Sunday-Thursday, October 26-30
9 p.m. until 6 a.m. nightly
Northbound main lanes between FM 306 and Conrads-Kohlenberg (New Braunfels)
The right lane will close while crews install barrier. This closure includes the entrance ramps from Business 35 and FM 306. Traffic will use the next available ramp. Expect delays.
9 p.m. until 5 a.m. nightly
Northbound main lanes between George Beach and Rittiman Road (northeast San Antonio)
Alternating lanes will close for road work. Expect delays.
9 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. nightly
Southbound main lanes between Engel Road and FM 3009 (Schertz-New Braunfels)
The right lane will close while crews resurface the road way. This includes exits 180, 178, 177 and 174B. This includes entrance ramps from Engel Road, Schwab Road and FM 1103. Traffic will exit Engel Road and re-enter the highway after FM 3009. Expect long delays.
Sunday-Wednesday, October 26-29
9 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. nightly
Northbound main lanes between FM 3009 and FM 1103 (Schertz-New Braunfels)
All lanes will close while crews resurface the roadway. Traffic will exit FM 3009 and continue along the frontage road until they reach FM 1103. Expect long delays.
9 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. nightly
Southbound main lanes between Engel Road and Schwab Road (Schertz-New Braunfels)
Alternating lanes will close while crews do roadwork. Expect delays.
9 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. nightly
Northbound main lanes between FM 1103 and Engel Road (Schertz-New Braunfels)
All lanes will close while crews repave the roadway. Traffic will exit FM 1103 and re-enter after crossing Engel Road. Expect delays.
Interstate 37
No closures scheduled.
Interstate 410
10 p.m. until 5 a.m. continuous
Eastbound ramp to northbound I-35 (northeast San Antonio)
The right lane will close while crews lay asphalt and restripe the road. Expect delays.
Loop 1604
No closures scheduled.
U.S. Highway 90
No closures scheduled.
U.S. Highway 281
9 p.m. until 5 a.m. nightly
Northbound main lanes and frontage road between Nakoma Drive and Bitters Road (north-center San Antonio)
All lanes will close while crews do bridge work. Traffic will exit Nakoma Drive, turn right at Nakoma, left onto Jones-Maltsberger, left onto Bitters and return to the U.S. 281 frontage road. Expect long delays.
Monday-Thursday, October 27-30
9 p.m. until 5 a.m. nightly
Southbound main lanes between Bitters and Nakoma (north-central San Antonio)
All lanes will close while crews do bridge work. Traffic will exit Bitters Road and re-enter after Nakoma Drive. Expect delays.
Wednesday-Saturday, October 29-November 1
9 p.m. until 5 a.m. nightly
Southbound frontage road between Bitters Road and Nakoma Drive (north-central San Antonio)
All lanes will close while crews do bridge work. Traffic will be diverted onto and off of the main lanes. Expect delays.
Other roads
3 a.m. until 5 a.m. continuous
Rittiman Road at I-35 (northeast San Antonio)
All lanes will close while crews demolish old bridge structure. Traffic will turn right onto its respective frontage road and use the next available turnaround to reach its destination. Traffic being directed south toward George Beach will turn around, use the northbound frontage road to reach southbound I-410, follow that frontage road to Binz-Engleman, turn around and follow the northbound I-410 frontage road to Rittiman Road. Expect delays.
Tuesday-Thursday, October 28-30
9 p.m. until 6 a.m. nightly
Westbound FM 306 at I-35 (New Braunfels)
The right lane will close while crews install barrier. Expect delays.
All planned lane closures are pending weather.
Tuesday, October 21
I-10 Huebner update
"That's not our project"
Monday, October 20
Weekend wrap; how the weekend's closures fared
Tuesday, October 14
The skinny on the Fred-Med closure
Here's the plan:
At 12:01 a.m. Saturday morning (basically, midnight Friday night) Texas Sterling Construction will completely close Fredericksburg Road at Medical Drive in the Medical Center area. This closure will last for two weeks. Traffic on Fred Rd will be able to turn right onto Medical, which will allow the use of some city surface streets to still reach their destinations. However, expect this to be a sticky area with traffic bogged down a bit in all directions. If there's another way for you to get where you're going, you'd be wise to take it.
Here's a look at the potential detour routes for the Fred-Med work:
With Fredericksburg Road closed, Texas Sterling will excavate the intersection, completely tearing out the roadway that is now Fredericksburg Road. Folks with Texas Sterling expect to have that excavation finished within 48 hours.
The bridge support structures - columns, caps, etc. - are already in place. Remember those steel plates you drove on for about eight months? Those were to allow crews to build the bridge supports under the road you were driving on. With the roadway excavated they'll be able to uncover those structures and clean them up.
By Monday morning - and, potentially, by midday Sunday - Texas Sterling will be ready to slide the bridge deck that will form Fredericksburg Road. That process involves a hydraulic jack that will push the bridge deck along rails, aided by some Dawn dish soap (of all things) and some Teflon pads.
Once the bridge is locked in place, crews will spend at least a day or two dressing the intersection up. If all goes well, traffic could be back to normal within a full week.
But folks should keep in mind Texas Sterling has two weeks to get the work done, and they may need that full time if weather or other factors intervene to cause delays.
Again, the important details:
Start of closure: Saturday, October 25, 12:01 a.m.
Expected end of closure: Friday, November 7, midnight.
Area closed: Fredericksburg Road, both directions, at Medical Drive.
Detour route: See video above.
Mammoth weekend of closures coming
Here's the skinny (we'll try to go chronologically, somewhat):
Friday night through Monday morning
DeZavala Road will close at I-10. This is a total closure, and traffic will turn right onto the I-10 frontage roads, take the next turnaround, then return to DeZavala to continue on their way. This is a detour route we've used a few times now, so local drivers will be familiar with the process.
Expect to see crews start closing things down about 8:30 or 9 Friday night. This closure will be constant, and we'll have everything out of the way in time for Monday's morning commute.
With the road closed, Webber Construction will be able to demolish the old westbound I-10 overpass to reconstruct the bridge. Traffic on I-10 was moved over onto the new eastbound bridge structure last weekend.
Bonus closure: Just a reminder the eastbound exit to UTSA Boulevard is closed for six months. You have a few options to get around that: 1) Exit DeZavala Road and push through the intersection (definitely NOT recommended this weekend). 2) Pass UTSA Blvd, exit Lp 1604, turn around and return to UTSA Blvd. 3) Pass UTSA Blvd, exit Lp 1604, use the Lp 1604 access road to reach John Peace Blvd (this is for those headed to UTSA campus).
Just for kicks, here's a video talking about the potential detour routes and the closure of the UTSA Blvd exit:
Saturday (daytime only)
We just saw this closure last month, so most folks should be familiar with what it will look like. Truthfully, we expect traffic to back up at least 2-3 miles each way, and delays to last in excess of 30 minutes. Drivers might opt to bypass the closure, taking US 281 and Hwy 46 to reach Boerne from the north and east sides of San Antonio, or take Hwy 16 (Bandera Road) and Hwy 46 to reach Boerne from the west and south sides.
This closure includes Ralph Fair Road itself between Old Fredericksburg Road and I-10. This will allow us ample room for the trucks coming into and out of the work zone, and will help us keep traffic flowing along the frontage road.
The closure will allow Sundt to pour concrete, forming the portion of the new Ralph Fair Road bridge deck they set beams for in September. If you missed the detour routes for that closure, here's a look at the graphic we published then:
Yeah, it really is that complicated.
Again, this is for a bridge deck pour. Lane Construction is pouring concrete to form the new southbound I-35 ramp to southbound I-410. The work will begin at 3 a.m. and crews plan to have lanes reopened for use by noon.
Bonus closure: One lane on the southbound side of I-35 will close during this time for trucks to gain access to the work area. Please be smart and drive safe.
Bonus closure part II: Remember we still have overnight closures of all northbound main lanes between FM 3009 and FM 1103 in the Schertz area. These won't impact most users of I-35, but drivers should be aware these are happening.