New Braunfels Edition | February 2022

TRANSPORTATIONUPDATES City approves projects for 2022 Street Maintenance Plan New Braunfels City Council approved the city’s 2022 “That’s kind of a starting point for us to develop the

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MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES The city will use several types of maintenance strategies to improve the roads outlined in the 2022 Street Maintenance Plan.

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street maintenance project list during a regular Jan. 10 council meeting. Approximately $1.7 million from the general fund budget was allocated to 50 roadway projects throughout the city. Crews will conduct pre- ventive maintenance, micro surfacing, rehabilitation, and mill and overlay through the approved plan that was pre- viously presented to council during a Dec. 13 meeting. City sta collected input from residents during a public meeting in July and an online survey, according to Greg Malatek, the city’s public works director. The department received 200 street requests.

plan,” Malatek said. “We also have, over the year, anytime we hear any kind of issue from residents, we are keeping our own list.” Work on the roadways is expected to begin when the weather is consistently warm enough for crews, and all projects are slated to be completed by or before Sept. 30, he said. The roads that are part of the plan include Schmidt Avenue from FM 1044 to Morningside Drive, South Kowald Lane from I-35 to FM 1101, Hunter Road from FM 306 to Rapids Road and more. The roadwork is planned across all six council member districts.

Elizabeth Avenue A project to reroute a portion of Elizabeth Avenue from Landa Park Drive to Hinman Island Drive is nearing completion as sidewalks are installed and curbing for the parking lot is completed, according to the city. The new parking lot is expected to open by March and will be directly adjacent to the Wurstfest grounds. Timeline: November 2020- February 2022 Cost: $1.66 million

CHIP SEALSAND LIMITEDOVERLAYS: A thin layer of asphalt is sprayed over the pavement, followed by a layer of small aggregate. Then a hot-mix asphalt overlay is placed over the chip seal. MILLANDOVERLAYS: Two or 3 inches of the existing pavement section are milled, and a single layer of hot-mix asphalt pavement is placed. REHABILITATIONRECONSTRUCTION: The entire roadway section is reconstructed, sections of concrete curb are replaced and drainage issues are xed. MICROSURFACING: A 1/4-inch overlay is installed. BLADE LEVELUP: A thin layer of asphalt pavement is placed to ll in areas of the pavement that hold water due to the shifting subgrade.

Funding source: New Braunfels Economic Development Corp.

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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF FEB. 1. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT NBFNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. Street will be closed from January 4-March 4 as part of New Braunfels Utilities’ 24-inch water line project. Crews will install a bore pit for water infrastructure under I-35 in the east- bound lane of McQueeney Road. The closures are clearly marked, and de- tours are available around the roadway. Timeline: January-March Cost: $14.7 million Funding source: NBU McQueeney Road A portion of McQueeney Road between the I-35 frontage road and Perryman

MorningsideDrive project enters nal stages Work to reconstruct and expand Morningside Drive is nearing com- pletion after more than three years of construction and road closures. Once completed, the road will contractor is completing punch list items and installing additional handrails and retaining walls before the project is nalized.

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The project was slightly delayed from the initial anticipated com- pletion in September due to a signicant number of rainy days, Ferguson said. Roads were open to drivers in late October. Ferguson said the project is expected to cost less than the bud- geted $16.36 million in city funding.

have two trac lanes, a continuous left-turn lane, bike lanes, sidewalks, drainage upgrades, and handicap and pedestrian improvements, according to the city. David Ferguson, media and communications coordinator for the city of New Braunfels, said the

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