Transportation
BY THOMAS LEFFLER
3 FM 1518 Expansion Project: The expansion project is designed to enhance safety in a 5.6 mile stretch of FM 1518 in the Northeast San Antonio area, from the intersection of 1518 and FM 78 in Cibolo traveling south to I-10 in Selma. Existing roadway will expand to include two 11-foot lanes in each direction. Update: Aztec Way in Cibolo will be closed for an estimated three months beginning May 13, according to an email update from the Texas Department of Transportation, or TxDOT. • Timeline: spring 2024-2028 • Cost: $73 million • Funding sources: TxDOT
Ongoing projects
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1 Deer Creek Drainage Channel Project: According to the Cibolo Capital Improvements webpage, the city is currently improving Deer Creek Drainage, o Roy Richard Drive and between Deer Creek Boulevard and Dietz Road. Update: Construction is still ongoing. • Timeline: fall 2024-summer 2025 • Cost: $500,000 • Funding source: American Rescue Plan Act 2 Lookout Road Project: The reconstruction of Lookout Road from Schertz Parkway to Doerr Lane is currently in the design phase, according to documents from the May 6 Schertz City Council meeting. Also part of the project are trac signal installation at the Lookout Road and Schertz Parkway intersection, and replacement and upsizing of the existing sanitary sewer main. Update: After the design phase is complete, construction on the project will begin this summer, according to the city’s capital improvement project webpage. • Timeline: summer 2025-March 2026 • Cost: $6.73 million • Funding sources: Economic Development Corporation, city of Selma
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Completed projects
4 Schertz SPAM Resurfacing Project: According to the city’s capital improvements webpage, the project is to preserve streets and increase Pavement Condition Index scores. Update: From April 2-10, various Schertz streets on the northern end of the city were applied with a slurry seal, a thick layer of sand and oil mixture spread on the surface of the street. • Timeline: November 2024-April 2025 • Cost: $2.4 million • Funding source: City bonds
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