Workers begin replacing street signs as city brings back Durango Boulevard

SAN ANTONIO – Drivers may notice new signage going up as the city begins a replacement project expected to wrap up by the end of the month.

San Antonio Public Works said work began Monday to replace about 80 city signs. The department said the work is anticipated to be complete by the end of the month.

For signs located on highways, the city is working with the Texas Department of Transportation.

Public Works said those signs could take six to 12 months to design, fabricate, and install, based on previous discussions with TxDOT.

RELATED | San Antonio City Council unanimously votes to bring back Durango Boulevard

The San Antonio City Council voted on August 20 unanimously to rename César E. Chávez Boulevard back to Durango Boulevard, reversing a change made 15 years ago.

The decision follows months of discussion sparked by allegations of sexual and emotional abuse against the late civil rights and labor leader César Chávez.

The change affects the stretch of César E. Chávez Boulevard between Southwest 36th Street and South Hackberry Street. The road was known as Durango Boulevard for more than a century before City Council voted in 2011 to rename it for Chávez.