Transportation
Development
BY SIERRA MARTIN
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
West San Antonio Street gets makeover In October, the city of New Braunfels began to rebuild the roadway on West San Antonio Street between Academy and Walnut avenues. The details According to city o cials, the roadway was initially reconstructed in spring 2020. Because the road was already experiencing pavement failures including rutting, bumps and other irregularities, the city plans to rebuild the section. The issues prompted the city to evaluate the cause of the failures and re-evaluate design plans, materials and construction. An outside engineer- ing rm determined the main cause of the failures to be the base material and the application process was used for the project, according to the city. “The original design of the project was selected for its cost savings and e ciencies, but that selection, along with how the design was applied,
Apartments spring up in Oak Creek Estates The Sophie, located just o I-35 at 108 Oak Creek Way, is a 282-unit multifamily apartment complex set to open in northeast New Braunfels next year. The gist Per a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation ling, construction began in September 2022 and is expected to be completed in April 2024. The property will feature a resident clubhouse along with ve residential buildings, with one building spanning four stories tall and the remain- ing buildings spanning three stories. One more thing The ling also lists the size of the development as 9,233 square feet.
1920s-era city hall building gets facelift The same company that transformed the old post o ce into McAdoo’s Seafood Company is planning on a similar downtown project—revitalizing the former city hall. The details The former New Braunfels City Hall building, located at 200 N. Seguin Ave., is set to undergo $1.4 million worth of renovations that will add over 3,500 square feet to the existing building. According to project developer Patrick Wiggins, the upper level will add space for a kitchen, bar and courtyard while the lower level will feature o ce space. As the developers nish securing permits, construction is slated to begin in January 2024 and nish in the third quarter of the year, Wiggins said.
led to a less robust, less durable roadway for the number and weight of vehicles that use the road,” city o cials said in a news release. City o cials said litigation was considered to resolve the issues; however, it was determined that the most cost-e ective and time-sensitive way to move forward is to rebuild the roadway using a re-engineered pavement section. Diving in deeper The engineering work is planned to begin soon with construction to follow. Design and construc- tion options will be evaluated with the goal of minimizing impacts to residents and businesses where feasible, according to the city. Beginning in October, drivers in the area can expect to see city road construction crews milling and overlaying several sections of the roadway between Academy Avenue and Walnut Avenue, according to a news release. More information on street maintenance and repairs in New Braunfels can be found at www.newbraunfels.gov/streets.
Drivers can expect to see city road construction crews overlaying sections of the roadway between Academy Avenue and Walnut Avenue.
SIERRA MARTIN COMMUNITY IMPACT
The apartments are being built at the corner of South I 35 and Oak Creek Way.
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