Drivers beware! Construction on the first US 281 Super-street intersection at US 281 and Encino Rio will slow traffic this weekend but is expected to open Monday morning. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternative routes in this area to avoid delays due to the construction. …Read Entire Post
In its year-end 2009 report, Austin-based multifamily research firm Austin Investor Interests sums up San Antonio’s apartment market as one that, despite taking its blows in the recent economic downturn, has “so far managed to weather the storm and, all things considered, apartment-wise it has remained steady as ever.” Read Local multifamily market ends year relatively intact (SABJ, 2-12-10).
Union Pacific is expecting a 20 percent increase in freight volume at its main San Antonio-area terminal this year over last. A portion of the local freight increase the company expects is parts shipments related to the production of Tacoma pickups at the Toyota assembly plant which is scheduled to begin this summer. Read 20% more freight seen coming down the track (MySanAntonio.com, 2-18-10).
The daily gridlock along the US 281 corridor continues to infuriate commuters but thankfully some relief is in sight. As it stands now, the bottom line of a long and complicated history is that no federal funds will be made available to add capacity to the corridor without an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) required by the Federal Highway Administration. The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) ambitiously hopes to have this study completed by 2012, as reported in Agency ‘aggressive’ on review for highway (San Antonio Express-News, 8-23-09). Fortunately, commuters don’t have to wait that long. …Read Entire Post