EPISO/Border Interfaith Leads Public Outcry Against City Project that Threatens to Demolish Local Homes
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“Our community has heard from hundreds of residents who are opposed to this route, and many have just learned in the last few weeks that their homes may potentially be lost,” said Lorena Silvestre, a leader with EPISO/Border Interfaith and local resident.
“Of the three routes proposed, this one clearly hurts the most people who are elderly, Spanish-speaking and on limited income. These are families that built their homes with their own hands. We do not accept the argument that this is the “best route” to alleviate traffic.
Read moreThis is just the route [the City of Socorro] thinks people will not fight back. They are wrong."
COPS/Metro Celebrates TxDOT Repair of "Death Curve"
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Crews have improved a curve off FM 1560 and Riggs Road that drivers called dangerous and deadly with the hope of fewer crashes in the area.
In late 2018 improvements were made to the area to create better traffic flow. However, cement barriers created a new problem for drivers.
Last year, more than 200 people packed the parish hall at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and voiced their concerns to Texas Department of Transportation officials.
Lucia Hernandez attended the meeting and recalled being hit by a driver when she pulled out onto FM 1560. She blamed the cement barrier and said it created a blind spot.
However, more than a year later, the barrier has come down, and in its place is a new guard rail.
Catherine McCoy, the COPS-Metro Alliance leader, said the spot was dangerous to drivers, especially with the growth in the area.
She and others gathered at the former problem curve Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the changes.
“People should have a right to know that when they’re on the road that these roads are safe, that the engineers have designed it in a safe way,” McCoy said.
[Photo Credit: KSAT]
Drivers Happy With Changes Made to 'Dangerous' Curve in Helotes, KSAT [pdf]
COPS/Metro Urges TxDOT to Address "Deadly Curve" Near Church and School, West / Southwest IAF
Community Group and Parishioners Celebrate Changes at Controversial Intersection in Helotes, San Antonio-Express News [pdf]