What is the "4-1-1"?
What is the "4-1-1 on 281"? This is the place where you can see, firsthand, the information impacting the ongoing environmental studies on US 281, north of Loop 1604. This is the place where you can...
View ArticleIs there an environmental clearance on US 281 that we aren't using?
Since 1984, there have been 11 separate environmental studies on US 281, north of Loop 1604, ranging from the lowest level study, a categorical exclusion, to the detailed environmental assessment,...
View ArticleThe Super Street is coming!
Today, March 23, 2009, the San Antonio Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), voted to fund the US 281 Super Street with a combination of federal stimulus funds, advanced transportation...
View ArticleHow can we reach out and become involved with our community?
In transportation projects, and really, in all large-scale public improvements, one of the most consistent criticisms is that the public and the community around the project doesn't know it's happening...
View ArticleAre toll roads the only solution the Alamo RMA can provide for traffic...
The Alamo RMA exists to provide solutions to efficiently move traffic using innovative financing and to accelerate needed projects so that we can relieve congestion today, instead of waiting decades,...
View ArticleSpring is in the air - have you seen me flying?
A key part of any Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is the requirement to follow the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA asks us to take an in depth look at endangered or threatened...
View ArticleThe Super Street is (still) coming!
One of the questions we are hearing more and more of is "what happened to the super street?" Contrary to rumors or myths, the Super Street isn't dead. The Super Street wasn't shelved to push another...
View ArticleOn 281…it’s a car, it’s a truck…no wait, it’s the Super Street!
We are quickly approaching June 30, and the Community Open House on the US 281 Super Street project. We are looking forward to helping answer questions the community has on how the Super Street project...
View ArticleWhat’s been going on with the US 281 EIS?
Hello 411-on-281 visitors! This blog is now dedicated to the US 281 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Please visit this blog regularly to stay up-to-date on what's happening with the US 281 EIS.
View ArticleWhy does the EIS process have to take so long?
Many of you who drive US 281 everyday are probably asking yourself this question. The answer is that an Enviornmental Impact Statement (EIS) is the most robust and comprehensive environmental clearence...
View ArticleYour input has helped shape the US 281 EIS! But we still need your help...
The first public scoping meeting on August 27, 2009 focused on the need and purpose for improvements within the US 281 corridor. At the first meeting our community was asked, "Which needs should be...
View ArticleJoin the conversation about the US 281 EIS process & preliminary alternatives...
Plan on attending the second US 281 EIS Public Scoping Meeting on November 17th! This will be unlike any other public meeting you've attended for the US 281 corridor...
View ArticleThank you for your participation in the US 281 EIS Process!
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2nd US 281 EIS Public Scoping Meeting on November 17th. Attendees at the meeting learned about the preliminary range of alternatives being considered for the US...
View ArticleThe US 281 EIS continues to move forward in 2010
The Alamo RMA is going full speed ahead in 2010 with the US 281 Environmental Impact Process! We want to keep you updated about what's been going on within the EIS process...
View ArticleNew 411on281 EIS Web Site is in the Works
In order to better inform the public and connect with users, the Alamo RMA will soon launch an updated, user-friendly, and redesigned website at www.411on281.com/US281EIS. The new site will have a...
View ArticlePeer Technical Review Committee Formed for US 281 EIS
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the US 281 EIS Joint Lead Agencies (TxDOT and the Alamo RMA) have created a Peer Technical Review Committee (PTRC) to provide a range of expertise at key...
View ArticleUS 281 EIS Community Advisory Committee
Our last posting introduced you to the Peer Technical Review Committee (PTRC) that collaborates with the Alamo RMA to ensure technical and environmental concerns are heard and considered in regards to...
View ArticleThe Karst and Bird Surveys are Underway!
You may have seen people walking around along US 281 in bright green vests or received a letter requesting permission for right-of-entry in the mail. We have started the biological surveys for the EIS,...
View ArticleUS 281 EIS Public Scoping Meeting #1 Final Meeting Report Now Available!
Thank you for your past participation and comments during the first US 281 EIS Public Scoping Meeting in August. As promised, you can now read what your friends and neighbors think about the need and...
View ArticleUS 281 EIS Team Looks at “Managed Lane” Concept for US 281
Both toll and non-toll alternatives for improving US 281 will be evaluated in the Draft EIS. But there is a third type of facility – known as "managed lanes" – that is also being considered.
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