AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Transportation is proposing to widen FM 3351 from I-10 to Desperado Way through Fair Oaks Ranch and selected Sept. 17 as the date for the public to have its say.
TxDOT will host its public meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 5-7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Fair Oaks Ranch, 31375 FM 3351 in Fair Oaks Ranch.
TxDOT also will offer an online virtual public meeting with in-person open house on the proposed project. The virtual meeting will consist of a pre-recorded video presentation and will include both audio and visual components.
TxDOT is proposing to widen FM 3351 from I-10 to Desperado Way, a project limit of approximately three miles. From I-10 to Camp Stanley’s main gate, FM 3351 would be widened from a two-lane undivided roadway to a six-lane divided roadway with three travel lanes in each direction, separated by a raised median.
From Camp Stanley’s main gate to Desperado Way, FM 3351 would be widened from a two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane undivided roadway with two travel lanes in each direction and a center left-turn lane.
North of Desperado Way, FM 3351 would transition back to its existing two-lane undivided roadway structure to its end point at FM 46.
The project, expected to take about 24 months to complete once construction starts, would also include the addition of bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.
According to TxDOT officials, the widths of the existing right of way range from 78 to 160 feet, while the estimated widths of the proposed right of way range from 125 to 180 feet. Although additional right of way would be required, displacement of residential or nonresidential structures is not anticipated.
The purpose of the proposed project, the agency said, is to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicular traffic, improve mobility in the rapidly growing northern region of Bexar County and improve the operational efficiency of the corridor.
At the Sept. 17 meeting come-and-go open house, attendees will be able to view the same prerecorded presentation delivered in the online public meeting, review hard copies of project materials, ask questions of TxDOT staff and consultants and leave written comments. No live presentation will be held.
TxDOT noted the project would occur within the Edwards Aquifer contributing zone and may involve construction in wetlands and work within a floodplain. Any environmental documentation or studies, maps and drawings showing the project location and design, tentative construction schedules and other information are on file and available for inspection 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Monday-Friday at the TxDOT San Antonio District Office, 4615 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
The meeting materials will be posted online by Sept. 17 at 5 p.m. To view the virtual meeting, go to www.txdot.gov, with a keyword search for “FM 3351 from I-10.”
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