New Braunfels Edition | June 2022

TRANSPORTATION UPDATES NBU begins work on Grandview water main project In May, New Braunfels Utilities began work on the nearly $5.5 million Grandview Pump Station and Dis- charge Line Upgrade project, which is ROAD CLOSURES 46

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Portions of Kerlick Lane and Loop 337 Frontage road will be temporarily closed during construction.

slated to conclude in December. On May 9, Pesado Construction Co. began rock sawing trench lines, according to an NBU press release, and will continue until late August. The work will require a partial lane closure on the Loop 337 frontage road near HEB, according to the release. Additional lane closures on Kerlick Lane will also take place between May and August, but two-way trac will continue. “We understand this work will

Loop 337 bridge Work is continuing on the new Loop 337 bridge at River Road as crews with the Texas Department of Transportation work to install an over- pass above River. The overpass begins west of the Rock Street exit and ends west of the River Road intersection. Timeline: February 2021-fall 2022 Cost: $14.2 million Funding sources : Alamo Area Metro- politan Planning Organization, TxDOT

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Timeline: August- December 2022 Cost: $5.5 million

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all 4,000 GPM to be pumped into and utilized within NBU’s Kerlick, West- pointe, Mission and Copper Ridge pressure zones,” Schorn said. The utility company will also

intend to work as quickly as possible to complete it on time and on budget.” The project will replace approxi- mately 1,800 linear feet of water main between the utility’s Well No. 4 and the Grandview Ground Storage Tank and Pump station site, according to the NBU. Additionally, a third pump will

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inconvenience many drivers in the Loop 337 frontage road/Hwy. 46 and Walnut Avenue/Kerlick Lane areas and apologize for this disruption,” NBU Chief Water Engineer Shawn Schorn said. “This project is part of our master plan to help ensure that the residents of New Braunfels con- tinue to have reliable access to water for the foreseeable future, and we Klein Road settlement reached by New Braunfels and J3 Co. During an April 25 meeting, New Braunfels Phase 1 of the project, which included the portion work on the project was moving forward and be installed at the pump station to increase the rm pumping capacity from 2,400 gallons per minute, or GPM, to 4,000 GPM. “The water main upsizing will allow upgrade approximately 2,850 linear feet of water main along Walnut and Loop 337 from the current 16-inch line to a 24-inch line. For additional information about the project and trac changes, visit the NBU project website and search “road closures” at www.nbutexas.com, or call 830-608-8971.

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Goodwin/Conrads lanes improvements

ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF MAY 16. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT NBFNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. The Goodwin Lane/Conrads Lane Im- provement Project is now in the nal design phase. The project, which was approved by voters in the 2019 bond election, will widen Goodwin between FM 306 and Conrads from two to three lanes, install sidewalks, add turn lanes and more. Timeline: summer 2022-summer 2024 Cost: $21.4 million Funding source : New Braunfels 2019 bond

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City Council approved a set- tlement agreement relating to a lawsuit between the city and J3 Co. for construc- tion on Klein Road. Work was halted on the Klein Road Reconstruction Project after portions of the rst phase experienced roadwork failures.

of Klein between Walnut Avenue and FM 1044, was approved by voters in the 2013 bond program. In 2018 the city entered into a $7.16 million contract with San Antonio-based construction rm J3 Co. for the reconstruction project. According to the city,

$1 million in change orders were approved before the nal layer of asphalt was applied. Roadway failures were exposed while paving. The settlement allows the city to retain $598,137.43 for roadway repairs, while J3 accepted $48,519.61 for completed work.

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