New Braunfels | August 2022

TRANSPORTATION UPDATES VIA Northeast Park and Pool 35

COMPILED BY ERIC WEILBACHER & CHLOE YOUNG

ONGOING PROJECT

SCHWAB RD.

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near completion VIA Metropolitan Transit and the Texas Department of Transportation are near completion on a Park and Pool location near the northbound and southbound exits for Schwab Road on I-35 heading into San Antonio. The Northeast Park and Pool location will operate on a rst-come, rst-served basis, according to Stephen Scheidt, public information coordinator with VIA. “The lot is located outside the VIA service area in Comal County along I-35 near Schwab Road; however VIA vanpools or others sharing a ride may use the lot to park, gather and commute into the San Antonio area, or carpool into the New Braunfels, San Marcos, or Austin area,” Scheidt said. “VIA vanpools must originate or be destined for the VIA service area.” VIA vanpools allow groups of ve to 15 people commuting into San

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HOMESTEAD PKWY.

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I-35 ramps from FM 306 to Watson Lane nearing halfway point A project to build eight new ramps along on both the northbound and southbound sides of I-35 is expected to wrap up this year, said Laura Lopez, Texas Department of Transportation public information ocer. In 2020, construction company Webber began building the ramps from FM 306 to the Hays County line, Lopez said. Timeline: March 2020-December 2022 Cost: $63 million Funding source: TxDOT

The southbound I35 VIA Park and Pool location is nearing completion.

GET IN THE VAN

Antonio to share the cost of renting a VIA van to coordinate amongst themselves when and where to meet. The vanpool can begin anywhere so long as the end point is within the VIA bus service area. The project consists of two 50-space Park and Pool facilities o the northbound and southbound exit ramps on I-35 between FM 1103 and Schwab Road near the Schertz and New Braunfels city limits. Timeline: November 2021-August 2022 Cost: $1.5 million Funding sources: VIA Metropolitan Transit, TxDOT

VIAWorks, a transit benet program from VIA Metropolitan Transit, oers the ability for employers or employees to rent vehicles with coworkers or others that commute every day. HOW DOES IT WORK? Groups of ve to 15 people opt to share a van. The cost of the van rental and fuel is split evenly. Roadside assistance and a ride home in case of emergency are oered.

ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF JULY 11. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT NBFNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.

SOURCE: VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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