Bexar County commissioners this week approved support for an advanced funding agreement with TxDOT, which commits up to $40 million dollars in county funds for an East-West State spur highway on the South Side.<\/p>\n
The two-mile spur would run west from U.S. 281 to the Toyota plant and become a section of the proposed $1.5 billion South Texas Parkway, running 15 miles long and connecting I-35 and I-37.<\/p>\n
Bexar County Acting Public Works Director David Wegmann explained to commissioners how the $40 million dollars would be spent on the spur.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur participation consists of initial $20 million for eligible project costs, and an additional $20 million will be authorized for approved project overruns, escalation, accelerated delivery, supplemental project phases, and certain other eligible project costs for the east-west state spur for total county participation not to exceed $40 million,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Wegmann said $40 million is also available from the state for the spur, along with $20 million in matching funds from the City of San Antonio.<\/p>\n
Precinct 1 County Commissioner Rebeca Clay Flores said $40 million is a lot, but well worth it to keep up with a potential $2 billion expansion by Toyota and the 2,000 new jobs that would come with it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s long overdue,\u201d she said of the spur project. \u201cUnfortunately, we should have had these infrastructures before, so that\u2019s why I\u2019m happy to support it.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the commissioners\u2019 support, county public works can now hammer out the advance funding agreement with TxDOT.<\/p>\n
No timelines on construction were given for the spur project.<\/p>\n
The proposed $1.5 billion South Texas Parkway is also far from reality but is part of long-range regional transportation planning.<\/p>\n
South Bexar County has become a burgeoning center for advanced manufacturing with Toyota\u2019s expansion, big rig and bus maker International Motors, and UK-based JCB, which is building a plant to make heavy duty machinery for agricultural, industrial, and commercial purposes.<\/p>\n
This\u00a0story<\/a>\u00a0first appeared at Texas Public Radio.
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