Southtown traffic into downtown is about to slow down for an extended period as the City prepares to close one of the northbound lanes on South Alamo Street at Nueva Street. The closure will take place Saturday and remain in place for nine months to allow “workers to construct an underground concrete box for utilities.”
“Two-way traffic will remain in place at all times and pedestrians will have a temporary sidewalk available,” a City press release stated.
The utility work is part of the redevelopment of Hemisfair Park now underway.
*Featured/top image: Looking north from the intersection of South Alamo and Nueva streets. Image from Google Maps.
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Incredible! Nine months for a box?
In some countries a whole skyscraper goes up in nine months. Or less.
Couldn’t they somehow install this remarkable box aboveground ?
Who’s running the traffic flow department of San Antonio?
Well it’s good they are jumping on this. But right before fiesta?
Hopefully OSHA will monitor so they don’t bury any more workers
You know who It won’t matter to, people who ride bikes….
Bingo! And, it won’t matter to Southtown traffic, since Alamo is already one lane south of Ceasar Chavez. All those lanes are for downtown commuters making their way to and from I-37.
Get a bike.
When will the entire rebuild of South Alamo into a complete street occur?