SM Weekly Traffic & Road Construction Update
Projects Affecting San Marcos Traffic March 29 – April 4, 2015
HUNTER RD: The next phase of the Hunter Road widening project continues through May 2015. Construction includes street widening and the installation of new water, wastewater and drainage pipe. Traffic will be one-way northbound on Hunter between Dixon and Bishop. Southbound traffic will detour at Bishop, Craddock and Wonder World. Residents along Hopkins south of Bishop will be able to access their homes by taking Bishop to Belvin and back to Hopkins. TxDOT, 512.393.8235
THE MARC: The alley between The Marc and Allstate will be closed for unloading and loading of equipment on April 2, 2015 from 1 p.m. – 4 a.m. Access will be allowed to all property owners and all emergency vehicles. Bus driver or other designated person will be available to move the tour bus if needed. The Marc, 915.731.1294
READ & MOORE STREET: Installation of a new water line connection at the intersection of Read and Moore Streets until April 5, 2015, weather permitting. All traffic on Moore between Read and Blanco Hall Drive will be one-way heading south toward Old RR 12. There will be no left turn from Blanco Hall Drive onto Moore, resulting in right turns only toward Old RR 12. Use caution and pay attention to all appropriate signage. Texas State University, 512.245.2202
VICTORY GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD: Starting on March 10, 2015 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. milling and overlay project will begin in Victory Gardens for the following streets: Hines, Invasion, Jones, Knox, Marshall, Nimitz, Reyes, Stillwell and Ellis. All streets will be passable to traffic. Vehicles should be parked off the street or they may be towed at owners’ expense. Please drive slowly, use caution in the work zone and obey all appropriate signage and flaggers. Project length estimate is 4 – 6 weeks depending on weather. City of San Marcos Streets Dept., 512.393.8036
UNIVERSITY DRIVE/LBJ TO CM ALLEN: One lane eastbound will be closed for sidewalk installation every day, 24 hours, until the end of March. Please use caution and pay attention to all appropriate signage to include signs, arrow boards and barricades. City of San Marcos CIP Dept., 512.393.8130
ALTO AT MIDWAY: Construction will be performed until May 2, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. causing all lanes in both directions to be closed. Please obey all appropriate traffic signage. M&C Fonseca Construction, Inc. 830.596.1754
EAST SAN ANTONIO STREET: Every Saturday from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Half a block of street closed from the alley to N. LBJ for the Farmers Market on the Square. Main Street Program, 512.393.8430
LONG TERM ROAD PROJECTS:
- MOORE STREET: Moore Street is closed from Read to Holland Street until 2016 for dormitory construction. Texas State University FPDC, 512.245.2202
- NORTH LBJ AT ACORN: Reconstruction of N.LBJ will continue until end of April 2015 in conjunction with the N. LBJ reconstruction project for street, sidewalk, drainage, water and wastewater improvements. Acorn Street can be accessed from Chestnut during this time period. Engineering/Capital Improvements, 512.393.8130
- NORTH LBJ: Until July of 2015. Reconstruction project for street, sidewalk, drainage, water and wastewater improvements. Motorists will be detoured one way northbound on LBJ from Forest to Holland Streets and will use Chestnut as a southbound route during construction. Engineering/Capital Improvements, 512.393.8130
- TxDOT HUNTER ROAD (FM 2439) PROJECT: Lane closures on Hunter Road between Wonder World Drive and Bishop Street for road, bridge, drainage, bicycle and pedestrian improvements through the Fall 2015. TxDOT, 512.282.2113 or City of San Marcos CIP/ Engineering, 512.393.8130.