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This page last updated January 29, 2023

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"Creation is messy work."

This page contains information about current and future major freeway expansion and improvement projects in the San Antonio area. Minor projects, as well as maintenance and repair jobs, are not included (there's just not enough room to list them all here!) Data for this page comes primarily from official TxDOT, ARMA, and MPO project databases as well as from media reports and the author's personal knowledge. All information is subject to change.

This is not an official website. The completion percentage data on this page was last updated January 15, 2023. 

FAQGot a general question about road construction? See the construction FAQ page.
Current & near-term projects

The following is a compendium of major San Antonio area freeway projects currently underway or in advanced planning. The numbers and letters on the map correspond to the listings on the table below. Letting, start, and completion dates represent the latest estimates that could determined as of the date this page was updated.

In the "advanced planning" section, projected start dates are either when a project is estimated to start construction if already funded, or when funding may be available for a project based on current funding projections. 

Important information about project dates
Project schedules are always in a constant state of flux. For projects underway, weather, resource availability, engineering issues, and other factors can cause projected completion dates to slip. For projects in planning, funding availability, engineering issues, environmental clearances, changing priorities, and other red tape can cause projected start dates to slip. Occasionally, start dates can get moved up due to unexpected funding availability or a shift in priorities. Therefore, all dates shown here are always subject to change. 

How percentage completed is calculated
I use my own method for this. I do so by averaging the percentage of allotted working time used and the contract budget amount spent as obtained from TxDOT's project tracker database. This method takes both metrics into consideration and helps to smooth inconsistencies and the "fits and starts" that one metric or the other can often produce as a project progresses. If that average exceeds 100%, then the lower of the two metrics is used. If that still exceeds 100%, the project will be listed as 98% complete. Projects that have reached substantial completion but are still working on final "punch list" items will be shown as 99% complete.

Occasionally, TxDOT may grant extra time to complete a project due to issues beyond the contractor's control. When this happens, you may notice the completion percentage on a project decrease from one month to the next.

Because I use my own method for calculating the completion percentage, it may not always match information from other sources. In the end, construction progress is always fluid and somewhat subjective, so any advertised completion percentage should always be considered approximate.

Construction map - Click a number or letter on the map to see details for that project

Click a number or letter on the map to see details for that project

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
MAP ID FREEWAY LOCATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION % COMP ESTIMATED
COMPLETION
1
I-35 LOOP 410 NORTH
to FM 3009		 Add two elevated express lanes in each direction plus HOV lanes
(Details)		 15% 4th quarter
2027
2
US 281 STONE OAK/TPC to
COMAL COUNTY LINE		 Upgrade to six lane freeway including two HOV lanes
(Details)		 90% 3rd quarter
2023
3
I-10/Loop 1604 interchange I-10/LOOP 1604 INTERCHANGE
(Northwest Side)		 Replace cloverleaf interchange with five-level direct-connect flyover interchange
(Details)		 16% 3rd quarter
2027
4
Loop 1604 BANDERA
to I-10		 Expand to 10 lane freeway including two HOV lanes
(Details)
52% 4th quarter
2024
5
Loop 1604 I-10 to
US 281		 Expand to 10 lane freeway including two HOV lanes
(Details)
31% 3rd quarter
2025
6
Loop 1604 At BLANCO Convert access road intersections to a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI)
(Details) 		31% 3rd quarter
2025
7
I-10/Loop 410 Interchange I-10/LOOP 410
INTERCHANGE
(East Side)		 Replace existing cloverleaf with fully-directional interchange (Phase 1); improve entrance/exit ramps and frontage roads
(Details)		 50% 1st quarter
2025
8
I-10 LOOP 1604 to
PFEIL		 Expand freeway to six lanes, reconfigure Graytown Rd. intersection, and convert access roads to one-way
(Details)
 65% 1st quarter
2024
9
I-10 GRAYTOWN to
GUADALUPE COUNTY
LINE		 Expand freeway to six lanes 36% 3rd quarter
2025
10
Loop 1604 I-35 to FM 78 Upgrade to full freeway
(Details)		 100%
11
 SH 151/Loop 410 Interchange INGRAM
to US 90		 Phase 2 of Loop 410/SH 151 interchange and expand Loop 410 to from eight to ten lanes
(Details) 		97% 1st quarter
2023
12
US 90/Loop 410 Interchange NW MILITARY to
LOCKHILL-SELMA		 Intersection improvements
(Details) 		100%
13
Loop 1604 NORTHBOUND at BANDERA RD Relocate exit ramp 98% 1st quarter
2023
14
I-410 PEARSALL
to VALLEY HI		 Ramp revisions and intersection improvements 60% 3rd quarter
2023
15
US 90/Loop 410 Interchange NW MILITARY
to O'CONNOR		 Safety improvements and TransGuide installation 40% 2nd quarter
2024
16
I-35 SOUTHCROSS
to LOOP 1604		 TransGuide expansion 92% 2nd quarter
2022
17
I-37 US 181 to
SAN ANTONIO RIVER		  TransGuide expansion 92% 2nd quarter
2022
18
Loop 1604 I-10W to
I-35N		 TransGuide expansion
 81% 2nd quarter
2022
19
US 281 NAKOMA to
LOOP 1604		 TransGuide expansion
 81% 2nd quarter
2022
ADVANCED PLANNING / SCHEDULED FOR CONSTRUCTION
MAP ID FREEWAY LOCATION PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECTED
START
A
I-35 LOOP 410 NORTH
to LOOP 410 SOUTH 		Add two elevated express lanes in each direction plus HOV lanes
(Details)		 Late 2023
B
I-35 LOOP 410 SOUTH
to WALTERS 		Add two elevated express lanes in each direction
(Details)		 2025
C
I-35 FM 3009
to FM 1103 		Expand to 10 lane freeway including two HOV lanes
(Details)		 2026
D
I-37 SE MILITARY
to LOOP 410		 Convert access road intersections to a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) and construct southbound exit to future City Base Landing extension 2032
E
Loop 1604 US 281
to RED LAND		 Add two additional mainlanes in each direction plus HOV lanes
(Details)		 Late 2023
F
Loop 1604 RED LANE
to JUDSON		 Add two additional mainlanes in each direction plus HOV lanes
(Details)		 2028
G
Loop 1604 JUDSON
to I-35		 Add two additional mainlanes in each direction plus HOV lanes
(Details)		 2028
H
Loop 1604 At CULEBRA Convert access road intersections to a Displaced Left Turn (DLT) intersection 2025
I
I-410 US 90 to
SOMERSET 		Expand freeway to eight lanes and construct new interchange at I-35 South 2032
J
Loop 1604 FM 78 to
I-10 EAST		 Upgrade to four lane freeway
(Details) 		2032
K
US 281/Loop 410 Interchange LOOP 410/
US 281/SAN PEDRO
INTERCHANGE
AREA 		Package of multiple intersection improvements, ramp revisions, and auxiliary lanes to address existing chokepoints and safety issues
(Details)		 2025
L
US 281 At
JONES-MALTSBERGER
(Quarry) 		Convert access road intersections to a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI)
(Details)		 2032
M
US 281 At BASSE Convert existing interchange to a diamond interchange with partial Displaced Left Turn (DLT)
(Details)		 2032
N
US 90 LOOP 1604
to SH 211 		Upgrade to a six lane freeway
(Details)		 2028
O
US 90 LOOP 410
to LOOP 1604 		Upgrade to a eight lane freeway
(Details)		 2025
P
US 90 LOOP 410
to OLD HWY 90 		Operational improvements
(Details)		 2032
Q
US 90/Loop 1604 interchange US 90 at
LOOP 1604 		Build remaining flyovers
(Details)
 2034
R
SH 151 LOOP 410 to
LOOP 1604 		Expand freeway to six lanes, build a new connector from westbound SH 151 to northbound Loop 1604, add turnarounds at three intersections, and add an eastbound exit to Military Dr. inside Loop 410
(Details)		 Spring 2023


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Long-range projects

This is a list of major long-range projects that have been proposed or are being studied. As they are just preliminary proposals, items on this list may not actually be constructed as described or at all. Some of the projects listed below may be broken-up into smaller projects for construction.

FREEWAY LOCATION & DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
I-10
  • I-35 to LOOP 1604 (Northwest side)
    Add HOV lanes and operational improvements
I-35
  • US 90 to ATASCOSA COUNTY LINE
    Expand freeway to six or eight lanes
I-37
  • LOOP 410 to ATASCOSA COUNTY LINE
    Expand freeway to six lanes
Loop 410
  • I-35 (South) to I-35 (North) (Southeast side)
    Expand freeway to six or eight lanes, upgrade/relocate ramps, operational improvements at I-37 interchange
  • INGRAM to NW MILITARY
    Operational improvements including ramp adjustments and improvements at I-10 interchange
US 90
  • At SP 371
    Build new interchange
  • At ZARZAMORA
    Add westbound entrance ramp
  • I-35 to LOOP 410
    Modernize freeway corridor, upgrade/relocate ramps
US 281
  • BORGFELD to FM 306 (Comal/Blanco county line)
    Upgrade to freeway (Phase 1 is in advanced planning)
SH 211
  • US 90 to POTRANCO
    Widen to four-lane divided highway
SP 371

Kelly Parkway
  • US 90 to CUPPLES
    Expand freeway to six lanes
  • At US 90
    Build new interchange
  • CUPPLES to SH 16 (South)
    Build new expressway (Kelly Parkway)
I-10/Loop 1604 interchange
  • I-10/LOOP 1604 INTERCHANGE (East)
    Construct new directional interchange
I-410/US 90 interchange
  • US 90/LOOP 410 INTERCHANGE (Lackland)
    Build remainder of new directional interchange
Loop 1604
  • US 90 (West) to I-10 (East) (southern arc)
    Upgrade to four lane divided highway (three projects recently completed or starting soon)

Other sites of interest

TxDOT San Antonio District
https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/district/san-antonio.html
San Antonio Metropolitan Planning Organization
http://www.alamoareampo.org


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