Transportation
BY EDMOND ORTIZ
San Antonio panel backs airport terminal design A San Antonio city commission advanced design plans for a new terminal at the San Antonio International Airport, where new construction will require demolishing seven existing structures. The big picture The city’s historic and design review commis- sion voted June 28 to approve the conceptual design for a planned third terminal, which would add 18 gates at the northside facility. Three of the gates will accommodate wide-body aircraft. The new Terminal C is a key part of the city’s planned, multiyear expansion and improvement initiative at the airport, which will include planned recon gurations of the existing Terminals A and B, and airport roadway and curbside upgrades. According to city o cials, the airport enhance- ments are designed to accommodate an increase
O cials eye potential drainage projects Shavano Park o cials are seeking to advance two drainage projects. The setup The city is set to use federal funds to improve drainage in the De Zavala/Rip- ple Creek area beginning in late 2024. A $4.3 million cost estimate to x the Turkey Creek and Elm Spring storm sewers, how- ever, exceeds available funds, o cials said.
A rendering shows the exterior of a planned third terminal at the San Antonio International Airport.
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City representatives said the airport improve- ments will require seven demolition projects to accommodate other improvements, such as a new parking garage and a new ground transporta- tion center. City o cials said the structures to be razed are largely vacant except for a San Antonio Police Department building, which will be replaced. The new terminal will be completed by 2028.
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Improvements set to begin on Wurzbach Road Construction began July 29 on Wurzbach Road from I-10 to Fredericksburg Road in San Antonio. In a nutshell
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project will be carried out in four phases, starting with the area between I-10 and Bluemel Road. Work on the rst three phases will be done at night to minimize impacts to tra c, city o cials said. Zooming in The Wurzbach Road project is slated for com- pletion in winter 2025, and two-way tra c will be maintained at all times.
City o cials said improvements to Wurzbach, supported by the 2017 city bond, include wider sidewalks, improved Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility and widened access to bus stops. According to a news release, the $2.35 million
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