DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Major Thoroughfare Plan Amendment - East & West Connector
SUMMARY:
Consideration of a request to amend the Major Thoroughfare Plan, a component of the City of San Antonio Master Plan, by re-aligning and re-designating a proposed segment of the East & West Connector from an Enhanced Secondary Arterial (120' to 142' of right-of-way) to a Secondary Arterial Type A (86' of right-of-way) generally located in southern Bexar County, between Roosevelt Avenue and the San Antonio River.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Major Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) adopted as a component of the City's Comprehensive Master Plan generally identifies the location for major roads within San Antonio and its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ). The MTP assures an adequate transportation network that works to move people, goods, and services in an optimal and efficient manner through right-of-way dedication for future roads. The MTP was adopted by City Council through Ordinance 49818 on September 21, 1978. The MTP has been amended several times through the years to calibrate and realign the thoroughfares along with development of the greater San Antonio metropolitan area. The MTP is generally built as development occurs. In 2003, the East & West Connector between Roosevelt Avenue to the San Antonio River was designated as an Enhanced Secondary Arterial on the MTP by City Council through Ordinance 98282.
ISSUE:
The request is to realign and redesignate a proposed segment of the East & West Connector from an Enhanced Secondary Arterial (120' to 142' of right-of-way) to a Secondary Arterial Type A (86' of right-of-way) generally located in southern Bexar County, between Roosevelt Avenue and the San Antonio River. The alignment as adopted is within one mile of the Mission Espada and just south of the constructed San Antonio River Mission Reach. ...
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