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November 16 2025 Vol. X • No. 23
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SER Construction Nears Midway On FM 1518 Expansion By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Progress continues on the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) $72.78 million FM 1518 Expansion Project, which is a reconstruction of Farm-toMarket 1518 between Interstate 10 and Farm-to-Market 78 in Bexar County. When completed by SER Construction Partners LLC in 2028, FM 1518 will feature two 11-ft. lanes in each direction with a raised 34-ft.-wide raised center median. Additional work includes installing a 10-ft.-wide shareduse path on the east side, a 6-ft.-wide sidewalk on the west side and upgraded utilities and improved drainage. Construction began in April 2024. The project is financed by TxDOT and federal funds. “[The project] is designed to increase mobility and safety along 5.6 miles of the corridor,” according to the project web page. “[The benefits include] increased connectivity, separating opposing lanes of traffic and integrating bike and
pedestrian access with the construction of sidewalk and shared-use path accommodations.” This is a four-phase project. Phase I covers utility work throughout the corridor and work on the FM 78 and FM 1518 intersection. Phase II includes work between Lisa Meadows and I-10 and widening the bridge at Woman Hollering Creek. Phase III focuses on the area between Lisa Meadows and Aztec Lane, and Phase IV deals with sidewalks, the median and final paving. The project was designed by Jacobs. Challenges Abound “Some of the key challenges we’ve faced during construction involve discrepancies between what is shown in the design plans and what actually exists in the field,” said Jesse Chapa, SER Construction’s project manager. “In some cases, design details may have been unintentionally omitted, or what is shown on paper does not physically fit or align as intended once construction begins. see EXPANSION page 16
An overhead view of the FM 1518 Expansion Project
Crews poured the first slab for the widened Woman Hollering Creek Bridge in late July.
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