{"id":182514,"date":"2025-08-28T13:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/182514\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T13:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:45:23","slug":"tallest-flyover-ramp-in-san-antonio-to-open-on-northwest-side-txdot-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/182514\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallest flyover ramp in San Antonio to open on Northwest Side, TxDOT says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 The tallest flyover ramp in San Antonio is expected to open to drivers on the Northwest Side on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans to open the ramp by 5 p.m. The ramp will connect westbound Loop 1604 to eastbound Interstate 10, a TxDOT news release said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Drivers can access the ramp on Loop 1604, just past NW Military Highway, connecting to I-10 before the De Zavala Road exit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The 13-story ramp, part of the Loop 1604 North Expansion Project, is the third flyover ramp to open in the past eight months. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThis direct connector is the highest one we have, not only on this project, at about 128 feet high, but also pretty much in the San Antonio region,\u201d said TxDOT-San Antonio District Engineer Charles Benavidez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">TxDOT crews constructed the ramp using 10.7 million pounds of steel and over 33,000 feet of concrete beams. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The fourth ramp at the Loop 1604 and I-10 interchange is expected to open by the end of this year, TxDOT said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Earlier this month, TxDOT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/15\/txdot-plans-weekend-closure-ahead-of-new-east-side-flyover-ramp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/15\/txdot-plans-weekend-closure-ahead-of-new-east-side-flyover-ramp\/\">opened a flyover ramp on the East Side<\/a>, connecting westbound Interstate 10 to southbound Loop 410.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">For the latest on traffic conditions across Bexar County, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/traffic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSAT\u2019s Traffic page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Read more:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; 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