North San Antonio | September 2025

Future forward From the cover

In a nutshell

District 10 council member Marc Whyte said major transportation improvements are imperative to meet the growing needs of commuters. “More and more people are coming to our city … and the goal is for these projects to make it easier and safer for people to get around,” Whyte said.

Spears said. “It’s a lot like how when we expanded US 281—it was a nightmare for quite a while, but the end result has been fantastic.” The $1.4 billion six-segment Loop 1604 project— projected to cost $1.55 billion once fully funded— aims to upgrade the transit corridor from a four- lane expressway to a 10-lane expressway.

With the first three segments of the Texas Department of Transportation’s Loop 1604 North Expansion Project over 60% completed, District 9 council member Misty Spears said the expanded highway will have a tremendous impact on the quality of life for North San Antonians. “Everyone sees [that] this is going to be good,”

Loop 1604 project breakdown The six-segment project stretches from the west to the east sides of North San Antonio, intersecting with I-10, US 281 and I-35.

281

1604

Segment 2

Projection completion

Segment 3

65%

Direct connectors Bridge

281

85%

Existing roads

Segment 1

1604

REDLAND RD.

94%

Segment 6 0%

Segment 4 26%

Segment 5 21%

Loop 1604 and I10

Loop 1604 and US 281

Loop 1604 and I35

410

SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT

PHOTOS BY: DRAGON DRONE SERVICES/COMMUNITY IMPACT

A closer look

Project cost Segment 1: $181M

and CEO of the Metro SA Chamber of Commerce, said businesses have experienced a loss in revenue. “The fear and concern is that people are just going to stay away entirely, regardless of if there is a lane closure ... we just don’t want to turn into this desolate area where folks are just going to stay away,” Finley said.

The scope of construction includes reconfigur- ing the layout of auxiliary lanes and entrance and exit ramps, adding a HOV lane in each direction, building accommodations for bicyclists and pedes- trians, and flood mitigation. With continually shifting construction limiting access to commercial areas, businesses along the transit corridor have been negatively impacted. Brett Finley, president

Segment 4: $218M Segment 5: $205M Segment 2: $463M Segment 3: $279M

Total: $1.55B

Segment 6: $203M SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT 3

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