The Planning and Zoning Commission did not make a recommendation on the proposed transportation plan at their October 11 meeting.
The Commission Chair, Cheryl Casteel, is forcefully trying to get the “Outer Loop” back on the plan. [more]
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GRRA and TRPA sponsor Meeting
A standing room only crowd gathered at the Community Resource & Recreation Center in Sattler, January 27, 2010. Attendees came to get information and express their questions and sentiments regarding the impact a multi-lane freeway over pass at 2nd Crossing on the Guadalupe River will have. [more]
Chris Cobb | HZ
Citizens gather to protest section of proposed loop
SATTLER – It was standing-room only Wednesday at Community Resource & Recreation Center, as impassioned residents lobbied to save a scenic portion of the Guadalupe River from becoming a stop on the proposed New Braunfels Outer Loop (NBOL).
Around 60 people crammed into the small meeting room to voice environmental concerns about what the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has dubbed section "B" of the proposed outer loop – a cross-section that includes a bridge that would be built near the second crossing at River Road, and that arches
almost entirely over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. [more]
Colin McDonald | SA Express-News
Debate on loop for New Braunfels continues
NEW BRAUNFELS – More than 300 ranchers, farmers, homeowners, politicians, retirees and business owners filled the Civic Center Thursday night to find out the next step in the planning of a 40-mile highway around the city.
The answer was a schedule of consensus-building meetings lasting till Christmas. [more]
Andrew Martinez | HZ
Changes to Outer Loop provoke mixed reactions
"It's always tough because you're going to affect somebody," said Texas Department of Transportation Area Engineer Greg Malatek.
Those affected by the changes made to the proposed 40-mile Outer Loop met at Canyon High School on Wednesday night for a meeting that was often contentious. The meeting focused on the changes made to the Outer Loop route crossing Farm-to-Market 306, changes which were made after April's town hall meeting. [more]
New Braunfels Outer Loop Study
Notice of Open House
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will conduct an open house to provide information regarding the New Braunfels Outer Loop Study.
The purpose of this open house is to present the recommended corridor for the proposed outer loop.
TxDOT will present the recommendation to the City of New Braunfels, City of Schertz, Comal and Guadalupe Counties in February 2008. These entities will determine if the recommended route will be adopted into their respective Major Thoroughfare Plans (MTP). [more]
David Saleh Rauf | HZ
Debate over Outer Loop continues
The proposed 40-mile loop around the city of New Braunfels will help facilitate growth and ease traffic on already congested city and county roads. State, county and city officials should be praised for their good management and efforts in planning for the future of one of the fastest growing regions in the state. [more]
David Saleh Rauf | HZ
Outer Loop options narrowed
CIBOLO — In June, the Texas Department of Transportation and a group of consultants unveiled preliminary plans for a proposed 40-mile loop around portions of Comal and Guadalupe counties.
During the first two public meetings about the New Braunfels Outer Loop, more than 500 residents and concerned property owners were shown a map of the city and surrounding area encircled by a yellow band. The yellow band represented a two-to-five mile wide study area, but it only gave property owners a vague idea of where the loop might be constructed. No specific corridors or possible constraints had yet been identified. [more]
TxDOT Media Release:
TxDOT holds second round of Public Meetings unveiling the eagerly awaited viable options in the study area
NEW BRAUNFELS – Tuesday, October 9, 2007, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held the first public meeting in a second round of public meetings regarding the New Braunfels Outer Loop Study. The first round of public meetings was held in June 2007. The public meeting was attended by more than 200 area residents at Byron P. Steele II High School. [more]
Peter A. Garcia | The Canyon Lake Times Guardian
Texas DOT launches study to evaluate need for New Braunfels Outer Loop
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) conducted a public meeting on Monday, June 25 at Canyon High School in New Braunfels, announcing to the public their intent to study the possibility of an Outer Loop for the city of New Braunfels and request input and information from locals on the proposed loop. [more]
