Transportation
BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
The city of Schertz is on track to complete its Main Street Improve- ments Project by fall 2027, city officials say. Assistant City Engineer John Nowak said the city is improving its Main Street corridor to make it more event friendly and more inviting to businesses. Project details The $26.8 million project will improve sidewalks, and add street lighting and way-finding signage. Aging water and sanitary sewer lines will also be replaced. Nowak said the additional sidewalks will improve pedestrian safety downtown. “There are some parts of Main Street right now where you really don’t have a full width sidewalk— for example, near Lindbergh,” Nowak said. Improvements en route for Main Street
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Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop- erative, the electrical provider on the project, will also make overhead line replacements and upgrades along Exchange Avenue this summer. Breaking down the cost The design of the project will cost approximately $2.17 million and construction is anticipated to cost $24.6 million . Looking ahead The project is currently in its design phase. Residents will see construction on the sewer and waterlines this summer, Nowak said.
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Contract OK’d for Lower Seguin Road
Schertz City Council approved a $2,556,531 professional services agreement with engineering firm Halff Associates, Inc. for the final design of the Lower Seguin Road Reconstruction Project on Feb. 18. Some context The road is a rural, two-lane roadway that sees a fair amount of traffic, including a significant number of trucks, and is in poor condition. The main commercial entrance to the Randolph Air Force Base—which is used by delivery trucks—is located on Lower Seguin Road, which often gets congested due to the amount of traffic, according to agenda documents.
Randolph Air Force Base
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What you need to know The project will provide a stronger pavement section capable of supporting the traffic on the roadway and a traffic signal at the Randolph entrance to help traffic flow in and out of the base.
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