Transportation
BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN, SIERRA MARTIN & MADDY MORALES
NBU begins waterline improvement project On May 27, New Braunfels Utilities began con- struction on an infrastructure project in the Guada Coma Estates neighborhood. Zooming in To prepare for upcoming city road work along Simon St., the project will replace aging water and wastewater mains and add a second water feed. According to a news release, the project will replace over 1,300 feet of aged 6-inch wastewater pipes with more ecient 8-inch mains along Hampe St., Simon Ave. The project will also replace 1,070 feet of outdated 6-inch water lines with new 8-inch pipes to increase capacity. New valves will be installed along Guada Coma Drive, improving control over water ow in the neighborhood. Until Nov. 21, sections of Simon St. will be reduced to one lane between Hampe St. and Guada Coma Drive so crews can safely
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800-space parking lot opens in Gruene A new parking lot, located at 1622 Gruene Road, opened within Gruene’s Historic District on May 23. The overview Molak Corporation, the parent company of Gruene Hall and Gristmill River Restaurant & Bar, was constructing the parking lot in two phases. The next phase of the project will include planting native trees in the lot, Chief Marketing Ocer Anna Tauzin said.
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maneuver equipment. Drivers may also experience varying lane conditions and aggers directing traf- c on Guada Coma Drive, according to the release. For the project’s duration, access to homes within the construction area will be maintained. The utility will notify customers of any planned water outages, which would occur between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 48 hours in advance, according to the release.
Road repaving underway on South Walnut Avenue
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project is being paid for using the additional $2 million of dedicated street maintenance funding approved in the scal year 2025 budget, the release states. Stay tuned Once the nal paving is complete, utility adjustments and striping will take two weeks, but will have minimal disruption to trac.
Contractors with the city of New Braunfels began repaving a section of Walnut Avenue from County Line Road to Klein Road on June 22, according to a news release. Lone Star Paving will have alternating, over- night lane closures to allow construction crews to mill and repave that portion of the roadway. Roadwork will begin daily at 7 p.m. and end at 7 a.m., the release states. The $1.2 million
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The project will be complete by July 30, according to the release.
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