Zona Cultural Streets (Commerce / San Saba / Santa Rosa)

 

Farmers Market Entrance Ramp Closure on Commerce Street – Update

The Farmers Market Entrance Ramp on Commerce Street will be closed beginning May 22, 2023 thru May 29, 2023. Access will be provided on the Dolorosa Street entrance. This closure is necessary to construct the new concrete roadway placement and curing. Due to weather or unforeseen occurrences the closure dates may be extended. We appreciate your cooperation and patience. Please see the attached detour route for more information.

 

Commerce Street - Night Time Work:

Commerce Street between Santa Rosa and S. Pecos will be closed beginning Sunday May 14, 2023 thru Friday May 19, 2023. This closure is scheduled at night between the hours of 8:00pm to 5:00am in an effort to ease impact to the Market Square and Farmers Market.

This closure is necessary to construct the new concrete roadway. The street closure is not expected to impact pedestrian traffic, motorists will be detoured northbound on Santa Rosa to Houston St. where they may proceed westbound to Pecos as an alternate route. Detours around the road closure will be clearly posted for the duration of the closure. All construction areas will be marked by barricades and road closure signs. Please abide by all signage and follow designated traffic routes. Due to weather or unforeseen occurrences the closure dates may be extended. We appreciate your cooperation and patience as this phase of the project nears completion. Please see the attached detour route for more information.

 

Project Notes:

The Contractor (Sundt Construction) began construction on the Zona Cultural Streets project beginning the week of January 25, 2022. The project consists of three 2017 Bond Projects, including Commerce Street (Frio Street to Santa Rosa Street), San Saba Street (Nueva Street to Martin Street) and Santa Rosa Street (Cesar Chavez Boulevard to Martin Street).

The Project consists of utility upgrades, roadway reconstruction, traffic and pedestrian signal upgrades, new street lighting, sidewalk widening along with streetscape and landscape improvements, new bus shelters and pedestrian amenities including lighting in accordance with Zona Cultural themes and materials.

Summarized below are the various street closures and anticipated lane closures as of May 8, 2023.

  • January 2022 thru July 2023: Commerce Street (Pecos to Frio) - Sidewalks, driveways, pavers, illumination and signalization. At least one lane of traffic (west bound) will be maintained at all times, provisions will be in place to account for pedestrian traffic.
  • April 2022 thru June 2023: Commerce Street (San Saba to Pecos) - Sidewalks, driveways, pavers, illumination and signalization. At least one lane of traffic (west bound) will be maintained at all times, provisions will be in place to account for pedestrian traffic.
  • September 2022 thru August 2023: Commerce Street (Santa Rosa to San Saba) - Concrete pavement, sidewalks, driveways, pavers and illumination. At least one lane of traffic (west bound) will be maintained at all times, provisions will be in place to account for pedestrian traffic.
  • March 2023 thru June 2023: Santa Rosa & Cesar Chavez (NW quadrant of the intersection) - Roadway reconstruction, concrete pavement, sidewalks, driveways, pavers, illumination and signalization, provisions will be in place to account for pedestrian traffic.
  • January 2022 thru July 2023: San Saba (Nueva to Dolorosa) - Roadway reconstruction, concrete pavement, sidewalks, driveways, pavers, illumination and signalization, provisions will be in place to account for pedestrian traffic.
  • Starting May 8, 2023 thru December 2023: San Saba (Dolorosa to Commerce) - SAWS sewer, water, and storm drain, provisions will be in place to account for pedestrian traffic. Full road closure.
  • Starting May 8, 2023 thru June 2023: Santa Rosa (Dolorosa to Houston) - Northbound curb lane will be closed for installation of CPS gas, provisions will be in place to account access to businesses and pedestrian traffic. One lane will be opened northbound at all times.
  • May 2, 2023 thru June 2023: Santa Rosa (Nueva to Commerce) - Alternating lane closures to allow installation of SAWS Water. One lane to be provided at all times, provisions will be in place to account access to businesses and pedestrian traffic.      

Public Works will continue to communicate any changes as the project progresses. Project construction will begin in January 2022 and is anticipated to be substantially complete by November 2024.

 

Farmers Market Entrance Ramp on Commerce Street closed May 22, 2023 thru May 29, 2023 - Detour Map

 

Commerce Street (Santa Rosa to S. Pecos) - Night Time Work 5.14.23 thru 5.19.23

 

Detour Map

 

 

For project information contact:

Joey Doctor | Capital Projects Officer | Design & Construction

210.207.8415 | [email protected]