{"id":391322,"date":"2026-07-30T00:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T00:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/391322\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T00:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T00:32:16","slug":"txdot-breaks-ground-on-last-phase-of-loop-1604-north-expansion-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/391322\/","title":{"rendered":"TxDOT breaks ground on last phase of Loop 1604 North Expansion project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The $182 million project phase is titled &#8216;Texas Clear Lanes&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Loop 1604 North Expansion project. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration broke ground on the last phase of the Loop 1604 North Expansion project Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The $182 million project phase \u2014 titled \u201cTexas Clear Lanes\u201d \u2014 is expected to improve the corridor from Judson Road to Interstate 35, according to a TxDOT news release. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The phase also connects the Loop 1604 North Expansion to the Interstate 35 Northeast Expansion, TxDOT said in the release. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The expansion projects represent two of the most significant transportation investments in the San Antonio region, the release states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">TxDOT also said the two projects bring in $4.9 billion in improvements designed to reduce congestion, improve connectivity and enhance safety for decades to come. <\/p>\n<p>Read also:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 kfUEDb copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorsRJ Marquez headshot<a class=\"Link-PukYsz7Y__LinkBase-sc-scvrjz-0 gQZqgJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/WGXXVPQABFD2PFY76YAOQL7NBM\/\" title=\"View RJ Marquez&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RJ Marquez<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 duhyRF bxSMlJ\">RJ Marquez is the traffic anchor\/reporter for KSAT\u2019s Good Morning San Antonio. He also fills in as a news anchor and has covered stories from breaking news and Fiesta to Spurs championships and high school sports. RJ started at KSAT in 2010. He is proud to serve our viewers and be a part of the culture and community that makes San Antonio great.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Heath headshot<a class=\"Link-PukYsz7Y__LinkBase-sc-scvrjz-0 gQZqgJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/SH48BVPOEQ23109VBCZTHV\/\" title=\"View Spencer Heath&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer Heath<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 duhyRF bxSMlJ\">Spencer Heath is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. Spencer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Radio-Television-Film. He\u2019s worked as a journalist in San Antonio since June of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the newsroom, he enjoys watching movies and spending time with family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The $182 million project phase is titled &#8216;Texas Clear Lanes&#8217; Loop 1604 North Expansion project. 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