SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A yearslong street construction project downtown is nearing its final stages, but that may not mean the end of construction cones in that area.<\/p>\n
The roadwork, which has been going on since 2022, is known as the South Alamo project and is being managed by the City of San Antonio\u2019s Capital Delivery Department. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s a $58 million bond project that includes improvements, such as repaved streets and upgraded sidewalks along South Alamo Street between Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Market Street. <\/p>\n
A pile of bricks sits near the area of construction at S. Alamo and Cesar Chavez. Bricklaying is just one of the tasks still to be done ahead of Monday’s “substantial completion” date. (Copyright 2024 by KSAT – All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n
In March, Nicholas Olivier, a spokesman for the Public Works Department, said the project should reach \u201csubstantial completion\u201d by April 13.<\/p>\n
In a new email, though, he clarified that there still could be additional work to do even after that date. <\/p>\n
Gustavo Lorensy, who was making deliveries nearby Thursday morning, said he is praying for an end to the road closures.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe came down here to deliver, and I had to park half a block down to deliver to this place,\u201d he said, pointing to a restaurant in the area.<\/p>\n
Lorensy said at one point, he worked at La Villita but gave up that job due to the difficulties he had in getting around with all the construction.<\/p>\n
It also proved to be a difficult task for Mariah Burns as she tried to travel to Hemisfair Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had to make a couple of loops and my husband was, like, \u2018No, I think you can still go that way,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cIt was super confusing just trying to get to this spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burns, who is visiting from Louisiana, said she found out about the park while doing research online. <\/p>\n
The traffic problems, though, came as an unwelcome surprise.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou really have to know the area and, kind of, like, maneuver with the GPS system to figure it out,\u201d Burns said. \u201cIt was a little bit of a headache, I\u2019m not going to lie.\u201d<\/p>\n
People like Lorensy are hoping for an end to this sort of headache soon. <\/p>\n