DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Major Thoroughfare Plan Amendment - Talley Road
SUMMARY:
Consideration of a request to amend the Major Thoroughfare Plan, a component of the City of San Antonio Master Plan, by realigning a proposed segment of Talley Road from Old Talley Road to approximately 1,500 feet south of Cartwright Trail generally located in western Bexar County.
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 works to move people, goods and services in an optimal and efficient manner through right-of-way dedication for future roads.
Previous Council Action
The MTP was adopted by City Council through Ordinance No. 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 1983, Talley Road from Potranco to Culebra Road (FM 471) was designated as a Secondary Arterial Type A on the MTP by City Council through Ordinance 57906. On June 14, 2018, by Ordinance 2018-06-14-0458, the City of San Antonio City Council amended the MTP to realign Talley Road between Culebra Road (FM 471) and Cartwright Trail to its current configuration.
ISSUE:
The request is to realign a proposed segment of Talley Road, a Secondary Arterial Type A requiring 86 feet of right-of-way, between Old Talley Road and approximately 1,500 feet south of Cartwright Trail.
The adopted alignment of Talley Road encompasses a 90-degree curve. The proposed realignment would remove the existing 90-degree curve and realign Talley Road through a prelimina...
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