Transportation Updates


1. FM 2770 resurfacing


The Texas Department of Transportation awarded a contract to Lone Star Paving to resurface the portion of FM 2770 from FM 1626 to FM 150 in Kyle. The project will take about two months to complete and is scheduled to begin in the spring.


Timeline: spring 2016
Cost: $840,000
Funding sources: TxDOT, Proposition 1 funds


2. Hunter Road resurfacing


TxDOT awarded a contract to Ramming Paving to repave the 1-mile span of Hunter Road from Moore to Bishop streets in San Marcos. Construction will last one month when it begins this spring.


Timeline: spring 2016
Cost: $274,000
Funding sources: TxDOT, Proposition 1 funds


3. Goforth Road improvements


The city of Kyle is adjusting utilities to allow for the reconstruction of the portion of Goforth Road from I-35 to Bunton Creek Road. The road will include three lanes in some areas and four lanes in others. The city expects to award the contract for construction in March.


Timeline: March 2016-March 2017
Cost: $9.8 million
Funding sources: city of Kyle


4. Aquarena Springs Drive overpass


Temporary lane closures have begun within the project area, which includes the portion of Aquarena Springs Drive from Thorpe Lane to Charles Austin Drive in San Marcos. In early December drainage work was nearly complete. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction in mid-February.


Timeline: May 2015-late 2017
Cost: $20.7 million
Funding sources: TxDOT, city of San Marcos


5. Hwy. 123 overpass


TxDOT is constructing an overpass on Hwy. 123 in San Marcos that will span Wonder World Drive. The overpass will include two travel lanes in each direction, and access roads on each side will have two lanes in each direction. Both sides
of Hwy. 123 were cleared in November
to facilitate the road’s expansion.


Timeline: March 2015-mid-2017
Cost: $11.6 million
Funding sources: TxDOT