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Blanco Road Improvements (North San Antonio and Timberwood Park)

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper REALTORS® TX License #0566780

 

Blanco Road at Huebner Road

Traffic is really a challenge on Blanco Road north of Loop 1604 during rush hour. If you've ever been creeping along at a pace that would not be a challenge to a slightly paunchy, middle-aged walker, you have seen a creeping pace.

When we moved to San Antonio back in 1997, Blanco Road was two lanes from Bitters Road all the way to Highway 46. Then the segment from Bitters to just past Loop 1604 was expanded to four lanes. I can remember traffic back ups that caused. We'd cut through Deerfield subdivision to escape the tie-ups. Eventually, the road work was finished.

I'm no traffic engineer, but it seems that when the current Blanco Road improvement is finished, we should have traffic relief for some years to come. This assumes that Camp Bullis remains a federal government property. If that's the case, most land west of BlancoRoad in Bexar County cannot be developed for residential use. That keeps the numbers of cars down in terms of local residents. That means getting to and from Timberwood Park from Loop 1604 will be a much shorter commute.

Blanco Road, northbound

Update, here, Jan 2010.

 

Comments (2)

Linda Bourgault
lulugraphix-creative photography & fine art - Flower Mound, TX

Hi Wayne—I lived in San Antonio from 1994 to 2004. I know Blanco Road and the congestion issues you mention as I have friends there I still visit since I moved back to the mainland last year. I hope the results of the improvements will be a you say... anthing to relieve traffic congestion is usually a very good thing!

Thanks for commenting on my blog. Have a great week!

Mar 30, 2009 02:27 AM
Wayne Johnson
Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper REALTORS® - San Antonio, TX
San Antonio REALTOR, San Antonio Homes For Sale

Linda,

Thanks for stopping by. Since you say you moved back to the mainland you must have tired of the tropical islands. Denton is kind of like the islands isn't it?

Mar 30, 2009 12:56 PM