Ohter San Antonio Area Roads I-10 West Projects (Boerne - Fair Oaks Ranch)

This page last updated June 27, 2018

TxDOT has several projects in-progress or upcoming along I-10 West between Leon Springs and Boerne to improve intersections, add new overpasses, and convert the access roads to one-way operation. This page contains information about all of these projects.  

The overarching goal of most of these projects is to convert the access roads to one-way operation from Leon Springs to Boerne. As this area becomes more developed, one-way access roads will be safer and more efficient. For optimal operation, there needs to be a crossover every mile or so. Otherwise, someone turning onto a one-way access road just past an intersection and wanting to go the opposite direction could have to travel more than two miles out of their way; having a crossover every mile or so both minimizes this inconvenience and provides better access for emergency vehicles. This is the reason why new overpasses at Old Fredericksburg Road and Balcones Creek Road are planned (and is the primary reason, by the way, that the overpass at Dominion Drive was built several years ago, despite cynical misinformation alleging otherwise.)

Note that none of these projects will add any new mainlanes to I-10 itself. Planning is underway for future projects to do that.

The schematics below are courtesy of TxDOT; the annotations on them are my own.

There are two projects at this location. A project to build a new frontage road from Christus Parkway to SH 46 has been completed. This project moved the westbound exit to SH 46 further south on the new frontage road and add a new westbound entrance ramp between Christus Parkway and SH 46. 

The current project will overhaul and redesign the entire interchange here. The SH 46 overpass will be widened to two through lanes and a left turn lane in each direction. The access roads adjacent to the overpass will be re-aligned inward toward the mainlanes and portions of the old access roads at School St. and Upper Balcones Rd. will be converted to local service drives configured to minimize conflicts. A westbound to eastbound turnaround will also be constructed. Although not shown on the schematic, the park-and-ride lot will be kept in its current location but reconfigured.

• This project started in 2015 but was delayed due to performance issues with the contractor 
• This project is now complete

Interchange:

• Work started in late June 2018 and is expected to take about 2.5 years to complete.
  

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The interchange is being rebuilt as a more conventional intersection. A new, wider overpass will replace the existing overpass and will end in a "T" at a realigned eastbound access road. There will be turnarounds for both directions. A new westbound access road will continue beyond the new intersection with and join with the new frontage road recently completed near Christus Parkway. The existing entrance and exit ramps will be relocated further south from the intersection.

The final plans for this project are slightly different than the schematic below. The changes include modifications to accomodate a planned City of Boerne thoroughfare running south from the new overpass and the elimination of the planned service drive in that area. 

• Work started in late June 2018 and is expected to take about 2.5 years to complete.

Click above to see the schematic for this project

Current project:
Scenic Loop under I-10 is being widened to accommodate turning lanes. To facilitate this, the I-10 overpass had to be lengthened and rebuilt higher to improve clearance. Additional turn lanes have been added on the access roads.

• Estimated completion: Spring 2018 (currently 97% complete)
  

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• The section north of Scenic Loop Rd. is now part of a larger project that includes #1 and #2 above that started in late June 2018 and is expected to take about 2.5 years to complete.
• The section south of Scenic Loop Rd. is currently TBD and will include part of #4 below.
  

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A new overpass for I-10 will be built at Balcones Creek Road and the access roads will be converted to one-way from Balcones Creek Road to Fair Oaks Ranch Parkway. An eastbound to westbound turnaround at Fair Oaks Ranch Parkway will be also built as part of this project (not shown in the schematic.)

Although shown in the schematic below, the access roads between Balcones Creek Road and Scenic Loop will not be converted to one-way and the new access road bridges over Balcones Creek will not be built as part of this project. Instead, they will be included in a project to convert the access roads to one-way between Scenic Loop and Balcones Creek Road that will be let at a later date and will include part of #3 above.

• Projected start: Late 2018
  

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The overpass has been widened to five lanes and realigned to join Fair Oaks Ranch Parkway to Tarpon Drive. The access roads south of Fair Oaks Pkwy will be converted to one-way and the entrance and exit ramps will be relocated as part of project #6 below. The future project at Balcones Creek Road (above) will then convert the access roads north of Fair Oaks Pkwy to one-way and relocate those entrance and exit ramps.

• Project currently underway
• Estimated completion: Summer 2018 (currently 86% complete)
• The new overpass opened weekend of April 28th.
• The new turnaround will be closed until the project to convert the access roads to one-way (#6 below) is complete later this year. This is because having a turnaround intersect with a two-way access road creates dangerous conflicts.
  
  
• Q: Why are the new entrance and exit ramps being removed?
  A: Those ramps were built as temporary ramps to be used to detour traffic during the several mainlane closures during the project. They were never intended to be (and therefore, not built to be) permanent. It may seem like wasted money, but as mentioned, they were built to be temporary, ergo they were cheap and the cost was more than made-up by the reduced delays to the public they facilitated during the mainlane closures. They will be replaced by new permanent ramps in a different configuration that are being built as part of other projects (see #4 above and #6 below.)
  

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A new overpass for I-10 has been built at Old Fredericksburg Road connecting it to Buckskin Drive. The access roads will be converted to one-way, new entrance and exit ramps for this intersection added, and the exit and entrance ramps for Ralph Fair Road/Boerne Stage Road will be relocated.

• Project currently underway
• Estimated completion: Summer 2018 (currently 87% complete)
  

Click above to see the schematic for this project

	TxDOT - I-10 Kendall Extension https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/san-antonio/i-10-kendall-extension.html
	TxDOT - I-10 and Scenic Loop Road https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/san-antonio/i-10-scenic-loop.html.html
	TxDOT - I-10 W Perimeter https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/san-antonio/i-10-w-perimeter.html