TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES Proposed2023bond transportation projects to be evaluated further After several months of meetings, members of the being considered, according to city documents. The committee also
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BUILDING A BOND Planning for a potential 2023 city bond began in late 2021 with the creation of a bond advisory committee. DECEMBER 2021 City Council appoints bond advisory committee JANUARY APRIL 2022 Committee reviews and recommends projects for preliminary design APRIL MAY 2022 City Council reviews recommendations and approves projects for preliminary design MAY SEPTEMBER 2022 Consultants conduct design SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2022 Committee reviews design and funding capacity and recommends projects for bond NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2022 City Council reviews committee project recommendations JANUARY 2023 City Council nalizes projects and calls for
New Braunfels Bond Advisory Committee have recommended 22 projects to be given additional consideration in the 2023 bond creation process. If approved by City Council, the projects will undergo a preliminary design phase before the committee and council members nalize the projects to be included in the bond package. Numerous transportation proj- ects are among the 22 projects identi ed to move into the next phase by the committee, includ- ing a downtown parking facility, according to city documents. A feasibility study is currently underway to determine the best location for a parking structure downtown, and several sites are
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recommended funding be allocated to improvements on Conrads Lane from Goodwin Lane to city limits, Kohlenberg Road from FM 1101 to I-35, citywide intersection improvements, the citywide streets program and more. City Council members are expected to consider the recom- mendations in late April. The bond committee will reconvene in September and October to review the prelimi- nary design and funding capacity before recommending projects to be included in the bond. The bond is slated to be nal- ized in January 2023 ahead of the May 2023 bond election.
Castell Avenue A portion of Castell Avenue between Elm Street and Coll Street will be closed through May 16 as sewer lines and a 24-inch pipe are installed. The work is part of New Braunfels Utilities’ Castell Avenue 24-inch Waterline Project that began in spring 2021. Timeline: May 2021-May 2022 Cost: $14.7 million (entire water line project) Funding source: New Braunfels Utilities
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Intersection improvements underway at FM 725 and I 35
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF APRIL 11. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT NBFNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. parking lot but not to thru tra c. Timeline: summer 2021-April 2022 Cost: $1.2 million Funding source: New Braunfels Eco- nomic Development Corp. Elizabeth Avenue parking lot A new parking lot on Elizabeth Avenue is now open. The parking lot was cre- ated as part of the Elizabeth Avenue realignment project and moved park- ing closer to the Wurstfest grounds. The roadway is open for access to the
Work is underway to widen a portion of FM 725 at the intersection of the roadway and I-35. The Texas Department of Transportation is overseeing the proj- ect that will add an additional turn lane to the roadway headed toward downtown New Braunfels, expanding the portion from three
lanes to four lanes. The two innermost lanes will be turn-only, while the outer two lanes will be reserved for tra c continuing straight. Tra c traveling away from the downtown area will continue to use three lanes, but vehicles using the middle lane will no longer be permitted
to turn left onto the frontage road.
Additionally, 10-foot shared bike and pedes- trian paths will be added next to each of the U-turn lanes on either side of the intersection. Timeline: spring 2022-TBD
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Cost: $5.6 million Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation
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