Nearly $6 million construction project on San Angelo's Southwest Boulevard starts Monday
Alana Edgin
SAN ANGELO — A nearly $6 million road construction project is about to begin in San Angelo on Monday, according to a city news release.
On Monday, April 12, 2021, the Southwest Boulevard project will begin. The project is expected to take two-and-a-half years with a price tag of $5,925,288.67. It will be done in two phases.
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In Phase A, the area from Twin Mountain Drive to Rockbrook Drive will be milled and overlaid. Here's what this phase will include:
- Full reconstruction of the Southland-Southwest intersection and railroad crossing near Lamar Elementary.
- Sidewalk and pedestrian improvements to Twin Mountain Drive and Dominion Ridge Drive will also get sidewalks and pedestrian improvements.
Phase B will begin at Rockbrook Drive and end by Cavender's at the Houston Harte Expressway frontage road. Here's what it will include:
- A mill and overlay from Rockbrook Drive to Sherwood Way.
- Full reconstruction of road from Sherwood Way to Houston Harte frontage road.
- Full reconstruction of low water crossing adjacent to Hobby Lobby.
- Sunset Boulevard intersection reconstruction.
- Improvement to the low water crossing adjacent to McDonald's.
- Installation of larger conveyance structures underneath the roadway, as well as the total crossing being raised 2 to 2.5 feet.
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Reece Albert Inc. is the contractor for the project, which is part of the Capital Improvement Plan for for street rehabilitation/reconstruction approved in 2015. The Capital Improvement Plan spans 10 years and cost $80 million, according to the release.
Alana Edgin is a journalist covering Crime and Courts in West Texas. Send her a news tip at aedgin@gannett.com.