Stephanie Diaz

Construction of the Loop 82 overpass on Aquarena Springs has been delayed to next summer. Obtaining the right of way has proved hard to get. Stephanie Diaz has more in this Bobcat Update

Railroad traffic still gets in the way on the road, even though an overpass was promised years ago. It just hasn't happened so far. The project was supposed to start early in 2015 to improve the traffic flow. Tex-Dot's Associate Vice-President for Facilities Juan Guerra says the project has been delayed because it's taking longer than expected to acquire land for the right of way.
SB: (9)"TxDOT has to negotiate with several of the private property holders and some of the commercial property holders along Loop 82 that are gonna be impacted."
TxDOT has yet to reach an agreement with several property owners.
The project has been in the works for 12 years. The city wants another railroad overpass in town to make it easier to reach the interstate. The city has one such overpass -- located on the south side on Wonder World Drive.
When construction on Loop 82 begins, traffic will have to be rerouted occasionally.
SB: (10)"TxDOT has committed to keeping two lanes of traffic open in each direction throughout construction, but there's gonna be times during construction where we'll be down to at least one lane in each direction"
Drivers will be encouraged to take alternate routes to avoid the expected congestion. It will probably take a great deal of patience for a while.
Stand up: "The project is scheduled to be under construction for about 24 months and although delayed, it's still on track with a late 2017 completion date. For Bobcat Update, I'm Stephanie Diaz."