Fair Oaks Ranch OKs $600,000 Old Fredericksburg Road rebuild, lowers some local speeds
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Fair Oaks Ranch council approved a $600,000 reconstruction of Old Fredericksburg Road with the city paying $200,000, approved an emergency water interconnect with SAWS, and lowered speed limits on two neighborhood streets; TxDOT reported a nearby bridge will be open around April and may trigger a 50 mph speed limit through the area.
Fair Oaks Ranch council approved an interlocal agreement with Bexar County to reconstruct a badly deteriorated section of Old Fredericksburg Road and took several related transportation steps during its Dec. 4 meeting.
The council agreed to an interlocal contract to rebuild Old Fredericksburg Road from the I-10 access road west to Veil Corn. The project's estimated total cost is $600,000; the city will pay about $200,000 and Bexar County will fund the remainder and manage construction. Unidentified Speaker said the road is in "severe disrepair." The council voted to approve the agreement.
Council also approved an interlocal agreement to construct an emergency interconnect to the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) line near the I-10 access road and Leslie Pfeiffer Road. The interconnect is intended to allow SAWS to provide water to Fair Oaks Ranch residents if the city's water utility system suffers a failure.
Separately, the council approved lowering the speed limit from 35 mph to 30 mph on Post Oak Trail and on Silver Spur. Christine Graham had asked the council earlier during public comment to reconsider lowering the speed limit on Deep South Corn West from Parkway to Old Fredericksburg Road; that specific request was recorded during public comment but the approved changes on Post Oak Trail and Silver Spur were the items the council adopted.
A TxDOT representative provided a speed study of Ralph Fair Road (FM 3351) and stated that once construction on the Cibolo bridge is finished, officials expect to reduce the speed limit through the area to 50 mph. The representative said traffic will soon be shifted to the bridge's southbound side to permit railing work on the northbound span and estimated the bridge will be fully open around April.
The council's transportation actions combine a county-managed reconstruction, local speed-limit adjustments, and a water-system interconnect intended for emergency resilience. The interlocal agreements and speed changes were approved on the Dec. 4 agenda; specific contract start dates and construction schedules were not specified at the meeting.