As the Far Westside of Bexar County continues to see a population boom – now home to a vast majority of the most frustrating or treacherous intersections – public officials have been working for years to meet the rise in residential development. Highways are being revamped, and locally owned roads are being expanded at a rapid rate, but there’s been one glaring gap in the plans: a sudden end to Marbach Road, which is slated to become a major east-west connector as urban sprawl fans out.
For decades, roads like Marbach and Potranco have become critical corridors as sweeping suburbs continue to spread around the Far Westside, driving commercial growth. But local officials and state agencies have been playing catch-up, trying to meet the surge in vehicles. However, the dream of Marbach as a major connector was stymied by a slice of land owned by a developer, leaving an awkward gap between two neighborhoods just west of Loop 1604.
That dilemma saw its first real light at the end of the tunnel last year, when county officials inked a deal with CW-Cagon. With both the public and private parties deeming the expansion of Marbach Road beneficial, the developer agreed to donate the land, and officials agreed to spend more than $2.4 million from county coffers to build the connection…