I-69 in TX

[edwaleni]

I'm sure other people may have noticed, but Google Earth has some updated imagery for Laredo, dated 3/16/25. It shows a lot more construction activity along the Bob Bullock Loop. The project runs from International Blvd down to the doorstep of the United ISD Food Production Center building. So far all that has been done is grading work, but it shows a clear foot print of the future freeway's ROW.

The gap between the end of that project down to the intersection with US-59 and Loop 20 is only about 1.75 miles. The public schools food production building will have to be relocated. Some of the park buildings at Lake Casa Blanca State Park will have to be cleared. Outside of those two issues there isn't much of anything else in the way of widening the road. The highway will probably have to do without frontage roads passing by the Casa Blanca Golf Course.

I'll bet they have a priority in the near term to get the freeway completed at least down to the entrance of the Laredo International Airport.

[Henry]

This is somewhat related, but is the current intersection with US 59 where I-69W will turn (north)east to go to Houston going to be the western terminus of I-2?

[Great Lakes Roads]

This is somewhat related, but is the current intersection with US 59 where I-69W will turn (north)east to go to Houston going to be the western terminus of I-2?

Yes.

[Bobby5280]

TX DOT will have to buy and demolish a lot of existing properties if they want to route I-69W Eastward on Saunders Street from the Loop 20/US-59 exit. A new QuikTrip store was recently opened on the SW corner of the intersection. It looks like other new properties (including homes) are getting built at the corner of Puerto Escondido and Saunders Street.

[MaxConcrete]

TX DOT will have to buy and demolish a lot of existing properties if they want to route I-69W Eastward on Saunders Street from the Loop 20/US-59 exit. A new QuikTrip store was recently opened on the SW corner of the intersection. It looks like other new properties (including homes) are getting built at the corner of Puerto Escondido and Saunders Street.

At a public meeting in October 2023 four alternatives were presented for the alignment of US 59 (I-69W) east of Laredo. Three of the four alternatives are north of the lake, avoiding Saunders Street.

See page 5 in the presentation. On page 6 the evaluation matrix shows that the Saunders Street option is the lowest rated, so it is very unlikely to be selected.