Transportation
BY PARKS KUGLE, ERIC WEILBACHER & JARRETT WHITENER
New Loop 1604 overpass installed The Texas Department of Transporta- tion nished work on a new bridge over Loop 1604 in North San Antonio connecting Blanco Road, part of the Loop 1604 North Expansion project. The whole story Tra c shifts onto the new Blanco Road overpass as intersection work continues, according to TxDOT. A temporary bicycle and pedestrian bridge is also in use.
East Sonterra Boulevard extending to Loop 1604 San Antonio o cials began work in August on Phase 1 of the Sonterra Road Extension Project, which will transform into a four-lane roadway that leads to Loop 1604, set to be done by summer 2025. The details The project will add a roundabout at the intersection of East Sonterra Boulevard and Gold Canyon Road, allowing drivers to reach Loop 1604.
The project will add a roundabout at the intersection of East Sonterra Boulevard and Gold Canyon Road.
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• Extension of the roadway to connect with the Community Bible Church northern driveway • Drainage improvements During Phase 1 the northern church driveway will be closed, while Gold Canyon Road will remain open to tra c. Phases 2-4 will focus on the construction for the Gold Canyon Road extension and the adjacent church driveway.
Upgrades also include: • Raised center median • Roadway lighting in the median • 6-foot sidewalk • 12-foot shared-use path
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• Two 11-foot left lanes • Two 12-foot right lanes
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San Antonio to Boston nonstop ights begin As of Nov. 11, Delta Airlines is oering non- stop service from San Antonio International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport. What you need to know Flights between the two cities will be oered daily and will continue year-round. Flights will depart from San Antonio for Boston at 2 p.m. and will depart from Boston for San Antonio at 9:15 a.m. According to a statement from Delta, the new ight is the only nonstop service between the two cities. Other Delta Airlines destinations from SAT include Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK and Salt Lake City. Some context This comes after American Airlines received federal approval in October for direct San Antonio to Washington DC ights to the Reagan National Airport. American Airlines expects to have the nonstop ight ready in the coming months, according to a news release from the airline.
I 35 main lanes to be closed on weekends until 2025 Main lanes of I-35 between Walzem Road and Petroleum Drive will be closed on the weekends through early 2025. What you need to know Lane closures are scheduled from Fridays at 9 p.m. to Mondays at 5 a.m. Closures are expected every weekend through early 2025. WALZEM RD. 410 368
During the construction, one or two main lanes of I-35 in either direction will be closed for median reconstruction. At least one main lane in both
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directions will remain open at all times. Closures are expected to cause delays. The background
as part of the I-35 NEX project, including: • Loop 1604 from I-35 Interchange to Nacog- doches Road: The left lane on eastbound frontage road of Loop 1604 from Lookout Road to IKEA RBFCU Boulevard will be closed until March 1, 2025. • I-35 from Loop 1604 to Toepperwein Road: The I-35 northbound collector exit ramp and the left lane of I-35 northbound frontage road from Pat Booker Road to Loop 1604 will be closed until Feb. 3, 2025.
The I-35 Northeast Expansion Central project broke ground in 2022, with the goal of expanding I-35 from Loop 410 to around FM 3009. This is one of three large projects making up the Northeast Expansion project, with the entire project expected to be completed around 2030. The central portion is expected to be completed around 2027. What else? TxDOT has also announced other lane closures
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