SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Help could be just down the road for people who live and work near a troubling North Side intersection.<\/p>\n
According to data from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), there were 35 reported crashes at the intersection of Lookout and Toepperwein roads in 2025.<\/p>\n
So far this year, there have been only a few. <\/p>\n
However, people familiar with the area said it\u2019s just a matter of time until there are many more.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can sit here, and it\u2019s very entertaining sometimes, but then, it\u2019s really scary,\u201d said Robert Cavazos, who lives near the intersection. <\/p>\n
Cavazos said it is not uncommon to see police cars and ambulances in the area on a regular basis tending to people injured in crashes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve had some really bad accidents on this corner,\u201d Cavazos said. \u201cReally, really serious accidents.\u201d <\/p>\n
Andrew Acosta has seen the trouble too, while fixing cars just down the street at Arrow Glen Auto Body.<\/p>\n
\u201cT-bones more than anything,\u201d Acosta said. \u201cMost times, there\u2019s no stop signs. People just ignore them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Acosta said just getting to work safely can be a challenge due to drivers who don\u2019t follow the rules of the road. <\/p>\n
TxDOT data indicated most of the crashes were caused by drivers running stop signs or not paying attention behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve just got to be very cautious,\u201d Acosta said. \u201cPeople don\u2019t realize how fast crashes happen every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte said he is aware of the dangers at the intersection.<\/p>\n
Whyte said the streets themselves are at the intersection of his district and the City of Live Oak. Parts of the area also belong to Union Pacific Railroad and fall under the jurisdiction of TxDOT.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur office has been working on this now for probably a year and a half or so,\u201d Whyte said. \u201cThe tricky part is, of course, there are multiple jurisdictions involved.\u201d <\/p>\n
Getting all of those entities on the same page, \u201cengineers that need to look at it, funding that needs to be appropriated,\u201d <\/p>\n
Whyte said getting those entities on the same page \u2014 \u201cengineers that need to look at it, funding that needs to be appropriated\u201d \u2014 has been its own job in and of itself. <\/p>\n
The councilman said help is on the horizon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019re finally at the point where some construction will get started before the end of the year,\u201d Whyte said.<\/p>\n
The City of Live Oak issued a written statement on the subject, saying in part, that TxDOT has been leading the way on the project. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe understand the residents\u2019 concerns about safety at the intersection of Lookout Road and Toepperwein Road and have been working with regional partners to advance installation of a traffic signal,\u201d the statement said. <\/p>\n
Both Cavazos and Acosta said they have heard promises about the intersection before and are taking a wait-and-see approach to the news. <\/p>\n
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