DEPARTMENT: Development Services
SUBJECT:
SEP-HCP Application 20-001 - Bulverde Road Phase IV, Bexar County, Texas
CSJ: 0915-12-509
LOCATION:
This project is located within northwest Bexar County. The project consists of approximately 16.47 acres of existing right-of way along approximately 1.3 miles of Bulverde Road from TPC Parkway to 1.2 miles north of Marshall Road, in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Council District: N/A (Unincorporated Bexar County)
Owner: Bexar County, Texas (Project Sponsor) & Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
Consultant: Zara Environmental, LLC
Acreage: 16.47 acres
TxDOT and Bexar County are proposing improvements along approximately 1.3 miles (mi) of Bulverde Road from TPC Parkway to 1.2-mi north of Marshall Road in Bexar County, Texas. The Bulverde Road Phase IV Project would widen Bulverde Road to accommodate two 12-foot (ft) lanes and two 11-ft lanes, 5-ft shoulders, curbs and gutters, and retaining walls. Additionally, the Bulverde Road Phase IV Project would add a 5-ft sidewalk on the east side of Bulverde Road from TPC Parkway to Bulverde Oaks; add right- and left-turn lanes at the Marshall Road, Valley Creek, and Bulverde Oaks intersections; and install a new traffic signal at Bulverde Oaks. The purpose of the Bulverde Road Phase IV Project is to improve safety and enhance mobility and operational efficiency within the project area by reducing potential conflict points and allowing vehicles to move through the interchange with greater efficiency. The Bulverde Road Phase IV Project would also enhance bicycle and pedestrian connectivity throughout the project area.
As part of the Project's formal USFWS Section 7 Consultation (USFWS Section 7 Consultation No. 02ET A U00-2014-F-0244-R) for unavoidable impacts to R. exilis, R. infernalis, and/or C. madla in previously undetected voids, TxDOT (or Bexar County as project sponsor) is required to mitigate through the SEP-HCP. Mitigation was ...
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