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San
Antonio Area Freeway System
Interstate
10 East (José
Lopez Freeway) |
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last updated
November
27, 2012 |
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This
page
covers Interstate 10 south and east of downtown San Antonio from I-35
to Foster Rd. Two miles of I-10 is concurrent (multiplexed)
with
I-35 north of this segment; see the I-35
South
page for details on that segment. Interstate 10
then continues northwest of downtown; see the I-10
West
page for more info.
Length:
11 miles
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On this page
Overview
This
unassuming
freeway serves San Antonio's Eastside neighborhoods as well as
industrial areas south of downtown and near Loop 410.
Residential
areas line most of the route between I-37 and Loop 410; commerical and
industrial uses front the corridor outside Loop 410 and between I-35
and I-37. The corridor provides access to
the
AT&T Center and Freeman Coliseum, the San Antonio Missions
Trail
National Park, and the suburban city of Kirby. New
residential
areas are sprouting-up between I-10 and FM 78 outside of Loop
410, especially along Foster Rd. While the I-10 corridor east
of
Foster Rd. is mostly undeveloped, heavy residential and commercial
development exists just a few miles north of I-10 along FM 78 and
extending
beyond Loop 1604. Therefore, this route has become a favorite
commuter route for motorists in the FM 78 corridor wanting to avoid the
heavy traffic on I-35.
Roadway
details
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LANES
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- 8
lanes from I-35 to I-37
- 6
lanes from I-37 to Loop 410
- 4
lanes from Loop 410 to Foster
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ACCESS
ROADS
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- Continuous
access roads from Hackberry St. to Gevers St. and east of E Houston St.
Access
roads do not continue through Loop 410 interchange.
- No
continuous access roads between I-35 and Hackberry and from Gevers St.
to E
Houston St.
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| EXITS |
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Click here
for a list of I-10
East exits.
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SPEED
LIMITS
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- 70
mph
from Foster Rd. to Ackerman Rd.
- 65
mph
from Ackerman Rd. to I-35
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SPECIAL
FEATURES & NOTES
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- TransGuide
coverage from I-35 to Roland
- US
90 concurrent
(multiplexed) along entire route
- US
87 concurrent
(multiplexed) from I-35 to Roland
- SH 130 concurrent (multiplexed) from Loop
410 east to Seguin (not signed)
- Left
lane truck ban (6am-9pm M-F)
inside Loop 410
- Low
clearance bridge at New
Braunfels Ave.
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TRAFFIC
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Moderately
heavy between I-35 and I-37. Moderate east of I-37.
East
of
I-37, this corridor has experienced varying but generally growing
traffic counts over the last decade. Volumes between I-35 and
I-37 have shown more moderate but consistent growth since 1990.
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| AVERAGE
ANNUAL DAILY
TRAFFIC |
| LOCATION |
1990 |
2000 |
2006 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
'01-'11
% CHG |
| Ackerman Rd. |
39,000 |
62,000 |
86,000 |
56,000 |
72,000 |
41,000 |
-30.51% |
| WW White Rd. |
36,000 |
52,000 |
79,000 |
65,000 |
72,000 |
78,000 |
+44.44% |
| E. Houston St. |
38,000 |
54,000 |
80,000 |
67,000 |
72,000 |
80,000 |
+37.93% |
| Martin Luther King
Jr. Dr. |
40,000 |
55,000 |
79,000 |
67,000 |
71,000 |
78,000 |
+34.48% |
| S. Hackberry St. |
61,000 |
81,000 |
94,000 |
82,000 |
85,000 |
93,000 |
+32.86% |
| E of Probant St. |
102,000 |
111,000 |
135,000 |
127,000 |
123,000 |
125,000 |
+11.61% |
| W of Probant St. |
103,000 |
113,000 |
117,000 |
125,000 |
126,000 |
128,000 |
+13.27% |
Media
gallery
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for video of this freeway.
Construction
projects
No
current
projects in this corridor.
Future
plans
There
are
proposals in the MPO 25-year plan for major interchange upgrades at
Loop 410 and to widen I-10 to six lanes from Loop 410 to the Guadalupe
County line. A fully-directional "stack" interchange was
proposed
at Loop 1604 as part of the Loop 1604
tollway project.
TxDOT is currently studying the
feasibility of toll lanes from Loop 410 to Seguin.
History
Authorized
on
October 1, 1959. Named for José Lopez, a Medal of
Honor
recipient. Was originally called the "East Expressway."
The
section from
Commerce eastward was completed by 1964. West from WW White,
the
route was originally proposed to head northwest and meet I-35 near N.
New Braunfels Ave. By 1964, however, the present alignment
was
proposed and was completed by 1968.
TransGuide
coverage was added to the section west of Roland Ave. in
1995.
Modifications to the section from Loop 410 to Foster Rd. were completed
in 2009 and additional improvements at the Loop 410 interchange were
made in 2010.
In September
2011,
the Texas Transportation Commission approved extending the SH 130
designation along I-10 from the terminus of the SH 130 toll road east
of Seguin to Loop 410,
then south along Loop 410 to I-35 South. As of November 2012,
this had
not yet been signed.
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