I-10
San Antonio Area Freeway System
Interstate 10 East (José Lopez Freeway)

 

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I-10 East highlight map This page covers Interstate 10 south and east of downtown San Antonio from I-35 to Foster Rd.  Two miles of I-10 is multiplexed with I-35 north of this segment; see the I-35 South page for details.  Interstate 10 continues northwest of downtown; see the I-10 West page.

Length: 11 miles


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Description

This unassuming freeway serves San Antonio's Eastside neighborhoods as well as industrial areas south of downtown and near Loop 410.  Residential areas line most of the route.  The corridor provides access to the AT&T Center and Freeman Coliseum, the San Antonio Missions Trail National Park, and the suburban city of Kirby.  New residential areas are sprouting-up along Foster Rd. at the eastern end of this route.


Roadway details

LANES

I-10 lanes map
  • 8 lanes from I-35 to I-37
  • 6 lanes from I-37 to Loop 410
  • 4 lanes from Loop 410 to Foster

ACCESS ROADS

I-10 access roads map
  • Continuous access roads from Hackberry to Gevers
  • No continuous access roads from Gevers to E Houston St
  • Continuous access roads along remainder of route.  Access roads do not continue through Loop 410 interchange
EXITS

Click here for a list of I-10 East exits
 

SPEED LIMITS

I-10 speed limit map
  • 70 mph from Foster Rd. to Ackermann Rd.
  • 60 mph from Ackermann Rd. to I-37
  • 55 mph from I-37 to I-35

SPECIAL FEATURES & NOTES

I-10 special features map
  • TransGuide coverage from I-35 to Roland
  • US 90 multiplexed along entire route
  • US 87 multiplexed from I-35 to Roland
  • Left lane truck ban (6am-9pm M-F) from I-35 to Loop 410

TRAFFIC

I-10 traffic map
Traffic volume legend
 

Moderately heavy between I-35 and I-37.  Moderate east of I-37.

East of I-37, this corridor has experienced varying but generally growing traffic counts over the last decade.  Volumes between I-35 and I-37 have shown more moderate but consistent growth since 1990.

AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY TRAFFIC
LOCATION 1990 1996 2000 2004 2005 2006 '96-'06
% CHG
Ackerman Rd. 39,000 65,000 62,000 64,000 66,370 86,000 +32%
WW White Rd. 36,000 50,000 52,000 65,000 66,380 79,000 +58%
E. Houston St. 38,000 52,000 54,000 64,000 65,810 80,000 +54%
Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. 40,000 54,000 55,000 66,000 67,030 79,000 +46%
S. Hackberry St. 61,000 78,000 81,000 78,000 78,120 94,000 +21%
E of Probandt St. 102,000 103,000 111,000 121,000 123,460 135,000 +31%
W of Probandt St. 103,000 104,000 113,000 123,000 125,160 117,000 +13%


Construction projects

Loop 410 to Foster Rd: This project will reconfigure the entrance and exit ramps and access roads.
 

Click here for the latest status report on this project.


Future plans

There are proposals in the MPO 25-year plan for major interchange upgrades at Loop 410 and to widen I-10 to six lanes to the Guadalupe County line.  A fully-directional "stack" interchange is proposed at Loop 1604 as part of the Loop 1604 tollway project.  TxDOT is currently studying the feasibility of toll lanes from Loop 410 to Seguin.


History

Authorized on October 1, 1959.  Named for José Lopez, a Medal of Honor recipient.  Was originally called the "East Expressway."

The section from Commerce eastward was completed by 1964.  West from WW White, the route was originally proposed to head northwest and meet I-35 near N. New Braunfels Ave.  By 1964, however, the present alignment was proposed and was completed by 1968.

TransGuide coverage was added to the section west of Roland Ave. in 1995.


This page last updated
February 26, 2008 09:50 PM