TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
COMPILED BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF
ONGOING PROJECTS
REGIONAL ONGOING PROJECT
NEW BRAUNFELS
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The Oaks Shopping Center
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Toll rates were previously expected to increase by 8.3% next year.
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1 SOUTH CASTELL AVENUE The South Castell Avenue Capital Improvement Project by New Braunfels Utilities is anticipated to be completed in March. The construction work includes installing three separate utility lines, which NBU said has been challenging due to the congestion of utility lines already present on the street. Due to the construction drivers may experience block-by-block street closures, detours, or tight two-way tra c close to heavy construction for citizens, according to NBU. Flaggers will occasionally be used on site to direct tra c as needed. The contractor has encountered numerous existing utilities and storm infrastructure on South Castell that were previously unknown due to inaccurate record information in the historic area of New Braunfels, according to NBU. These discoveries have led to redesigns by the engineer and approvals by stakeholders, pushing back the progress of construc- tion. NBU says that despite these set- backs, the contractor is still expected to meet its contractual completion date. Timeline: May 2021-March 2023 Cost: $7,075,162 Funding source: New Braunfels Utilities
2 GRANDVIEW PUMP STATION AND WATER LINE UPGRADES Work is ongoing on upgrades to the New Braunfels Utilities water lines and pump station near Walnut Avenue and Loop 337, which has caused some lane closures in the area this fall. NBU announced in October closures with detours around The Oaks Shopping Center as crews installed water lines. Drivers can expect to see intermittent, temporary closures in the project area as work continues; however, NBU o cials said they are working to ensure no road- ways are to be entirely closed through the duration of the project. The project is expected to increase water production and storage capacity in the area. The Grandview Pump Station and Discharge Line Upgrade Project is just one of 77 infrastructure upgrade projects included in their mast plan for reliable water access decades into the future. Updates on NBU capital improvement projects and the tra c detours they might cause can be found on their website, www.nbu.com/current- construction-impacts-and-road-closures. Timeline: May-December Cost: estimated $5.5 million Funding source: NBU
3 I 35 AT HWY. 123 I-35 at Hwy. 123 surpassed its one- year mark since construction began on the project. The project consists of intersection improvements at I-35 and Hwy. 123 and ramp reversals between Hwy. 80 and RM 12. The project began in August 2021 and is scheduled to be completed by 2025. The project is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and will cost $107 million. The project will consist of recon- structing and improving the Hwy. 123 intersection, reversing two ramps along the northbound frontage road between Hwy. 80 and Hwy. 123, reversing one entrance ramp along the southbound frontage road between Hwy. 80 and Hwy. 123, and relocating the entrance ramp along the southbound frontage road from Hwy. 80. The northbound frontage road from Hwy. 80 to RM 12 is open for tra c. Four of the ve bridges being constructed have been completed.
Toll rates will not increase on Central Texas Turnpike in 2023 The Texas Transportation Commission voted unanimously to pause increases in toll rates for the Central Texas Turnpike System at its Sept. 22 meeting. The pause will begin Jan. 1. The tolled portions of the Central Texas Turnpike include SH 130, MoPac, SH 45 N and SH 45 SE. More information about the tolled highways can be found through the Texas Department of Transportation. Toll prices on these roads were set to increase by 8.3% in 2023, according to meeting documents. This increase was “unusually high,” said Tracey Johnson, the TxDOT Toll Operations Division director, at the meeting. Pausing the rate increases will give the commission an opportunity to review its toll rate escalation policy and rate adjustment options, Johnson said. Toll rates typically increase annually unless paused by the commission. This year, rates for the Central Texas Turnpike increased by 5.3%. Toll road maps and rates can be found on the website, www.mobilityauthority.com.
Timeline: 2021-25 Cost: $107 million Funding sources: TxDOT, CAMPO
ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF OCT. 14. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT NBFNEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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