Schertz City Council approved a $331,319 agreement with engineering firm Halff Associates Inc. to provide design, engineering and construction management services for the West Dietz Creek Trail Project on Jan. 6.
The estimated $1.35 million project will consist of building a 10-foot-wide concrete, multiuse path along West Dietz Creek. There will also be pedestrian crossing improvements at:
- Wiederstein Road
- Savannah Drive
- Maske Road
- Schertz Parkway
The West Dietz Creek Trail project is part of the city’s 2025 Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails, or PROST, Master Plan, adopted by City Council in December 2024. The community identified trails as a high-priority need in the plan.
Funding the project
The West Dietz Creek Trail Project is being funded through federal and local dollars. Approximately $1 million is being administered through the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Texas Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Program.
The program calls for an 80/20 split, so the city is paying a $250,000 match, funded by designated trail development funds. City staff identified construction management services as a need to meet federal standards, which increased the project’s cost by $81,319. An additional $23,570 in contingency funds and annual parks and trail development funds is also available for the city’s portion of the project, according to agenda documents.
Looking ahead
The trail’s design will take about nine months. Construction is anticipated to begin in December, according to an email from the city.
