Transportation
BY JARRETT WHITENER & AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
BY JARRETT WHITENER
Cost of Schertz project balloons to over $3M The cost of Schertz’s 2025 Street Preservation and Maintenance, or SPAM, Resurfacing Project has more than tripled due to streets deteriorating more rapidly, city o cials said. What’s happening Construction costs for the city’s 2025 SPAM Resurfacing Project were initially budgeted at about $1.1 million. Now, construction is antici- pated to cost almost $3.4 million , according to a March 3 City Council meeting presentation. The streets within the resurfacing project have begun deteriorating more rapidly than anticipated. The amount of base repair and asphalt repair has also doubled from budget assumptions, according to the meeting presentation. City Engineer Kathryn Woodlee said the scope of any SPAM or street project often changes during and after the survey and design process due to
Pat Booker Road repairs on the way Universal City and the Texas Department of Transportation held an open house Feb. 26 to inform residents about upcoming changes to Pat Booker Road. The details A section of the road will undergo safety improvements in early 2027. Construction will be conducted by TxDOT. The project is slated to be completed by late summer or early fall, city sta said.
occupancy vehicle lane. Update: Weekly lane closures will continue from Loop 410 to FM 3009. • Timeline: June 2022-fall 2027 • Cost: $1.5 billion • Funding source: TxDOT 3 FM 1518 Project: About 5.6 miles of FM 1518 will be reconstructed by widening the existing roadway. Update: Tra c on FM 1518 between I-10 and the Woman Hollering Creek bridge will be shifted beginning March 19 until winter 2026. • Timeline: spring 2024-spring 2028 • Cost: $72.78 million • Funding source: TxDOT, city of Schertz
Schertz 2025 SPAM Resurfacing Project
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WILLIAMSBURG DR. CURTISS AVE. RICHMOND DR.
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active deterioration. The project is part of the city’s capital improvement projects. Di erent streets are identi ed for the year to be resurfaced or rehabilitated. Project design is almost complete. City sta will evaluate funding options to proceed with the planned work this year. If work is delayed by a year or more, the streets identi ed in the project will fall into the “rehabilitation” category, resulting in additional cost increases, the presentation states.
Completed projects
• Timeline: fall 2026-fall 2027 • Cost: $18.2 million • Funding source: city of Schertz
Upcoming projects
4 Wiedner Road Project: Asphalt was replaced to improve sections of Wiedner Road. Update: City sta began roadwork March 16, expected
1 Lower Seguin Road Project: The city of Schertz is creating preliminary plans for reconstruction and environmental clearance so federal funding can be secured. Update: An additional grant has been identi ed for water line relocations needed for the project.
Ongoing projects
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to last through March 30. • Timeline: March 16-30 • Cost: TBA • Funding source: city of Cibolo
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2 I 35 NEX Central Project: The Texas Department of Transportation, or TxDOT, is constructing two mainlanes and a high-
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LIVE OAK 14623 IH-35 N (210) 651-1911
RECTOR 819 E Rector Dr (210) 340-2244
LEGACY 2003 N Loop 1604 E (210) 494-8600
STONE OAK 23026 US Hwy 281 N (210) 497-1322
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