The Texas Department of Transportation’s $1.4 billion Loop 1604 expansion is well underway.
Zachary Taylor WrightIf you’re traveling this weekend on the city’s North Side, where Vance Jackson Road and Rock Hill-Selma intersect with Loop 1604, the Texas Department of Transportation is warning you of lane closures due to major renovations to San Antonio’s major highways. This will cause great confusion. .
Construction on the bridge where Vance Jackson Road and Loop 1604 intersect will begin at 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, and will continue through Monday, Jan. 8, with traffic diverted from the major intersection throughout the weekend.
According to a road closure warning issued by the Texas Department of Transportation, those traveling westbound on Loop 1604 to Vance Jackson Road and heading south should use the Loop 1604 access road and turn around at the Interstate 10 interchange. need to do it. Take Vance Jackson Road. In addition, the bridge connecting Vance Jackson over Loop 1604 will be closed for construction, so traffic heading south on Vance Jackson Road before Loop 1604 will have to follow the same route.
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Map of road closures along Loop 1604.
Courtesy of TxDOTIf you are heading north on Vance Jackson Road from the eastbound lanes of Loop 1604, or if you are heading north on Vance Jackson Road from south of Loop 1604, you will need to turn around at Rockhill-Selma Road and take the freeway service road. there is. Look at Vance Jackson.
Not only will traffic on and off Vance Jackson Road be affected, but the far right westbound lane of Loop 1604 from Rock Hill-Selma Road to the Interstate 10 intersection will be closed. As a result, the Loop 1604 westbound ramp at Rock Hill-Selma Road will be closed throughout the weekend, leaving drivers on the access road past the Interstate 10 interchange before entering Loop 1604.
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These weekend closures are part of TxDOT’s $1.4 billion overhaul of Loop 1604, expanding the freeway to 10 lanes and adding several elevated direct connections to the intersection of Loop 1604 and I-10. Add. While it’s a bit of a congestion nightmare at the moment, staff are steadily moving forward with a project that is expected to reduce congestion by nearly 80 percent.
Work is well underway on the Texas Department of Transportation’s $1.4 billion Loop 1604 expansion.
Courtesy of TxDOT