The Alamo RMA is pleased to announce the availability of the
Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed improvements to US 281 North between
Loop 1604 and Borgfeld Drive. The design phase of this project will begin in
2016, with construction anticipated to begin in mid-2017. Final financing
details and fee structures are pending the results of a Traffic and Revenue
Study and the outcome of Proposition 7, which will go before voters in November
2015. Bexar County and the Alamo RMA have asked TxDOT for additional funding to
complete US 281 non-tolled. As we move forward in design and construction,
please visit AlamoRMA.org for updates on the project.
The Notice of Availability was published in the Texas Register and San Antonio-Express News
on July 31, 2015.
Notice
of Availability
Record
of Decision for US 281
Loop
1604 to Borgfeld Drive in Bexar County, Texas
Pursuant to Texas
Administrative Code, Title 43, §2.108, the Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT) is advising the public of the availability of the ROD for proposed
construction on US 281, from Loop 1604 to Borgfeld Drive in Bexar County,
Texas. The Selected Alternative would expand US 281 to a six-lane expressway
with partial access-controlled outer lanes. From Loop 1604 to Stone Oak
Parkway, the expressway lanes would include two non-toll general purpose lanes
with an auxiliary lane plus one managed lane in each direction. The expressway
lanes would be situated between three partial access-controlled outer lanes in
each direction, also known as frontage roads. From Stone Oak Parkway to
Borgfeld Drive, US 281 would ultimately be expanded to a six-lane expressway
(three managed lanes in each direction) with two non-toll outer lanes in each
direction. The project limits extend from Loop 1604 to Borgfeld Drive, a
distance of approximately eight miles.
The ROD explains the selection
of the recommended alternative and signifies the completion of the
environmental review process.
A digital version of the ROD
may be downloaded from the project website at http://www.411on281.com/us281eis/. In addition, the ROD is
on file and available for review at the following locations: (1) Alamo Regional
Mobility Authority (c/o Bexar County Public Works), 233 North Pecos La
Trinidad, Suite 420, San Antonio, Texas 78207; (2) Texas Department of
Transportation, San Antonio District, 4615 N.W. Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas
78229. For further information, please contact Mr. Carlos Swonke, Director,
Environmental Affairs Division, Texas Department of Transportation, 125 East
11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701; telephone: (512) 416-3001; email: carlos.swonke@txdot.gov. TxDOT's
normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by
applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been,
carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. §327 and a Memorandum of
Understanding dated December 16, 2014, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT.