Commissioners seek public feedback, TxDOT action for deadly stretch Kendall County Commissioners Court is calling for action and urging state transportation officials to listen to community concerns over a deadly stretch of Texas 46 West.
Commissioners April 28 will vote on a resolution requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to provide a current safety assessment of Texas 46 West, between Interstate 10 in Boerne and Highway 16 in Bandera. Records show the 10-mile tract has seen 550 total crashes with 13 fatalities over the past decade.
“We have had horrific incidences on that roadway, and I want timelines adhered to, we want them publicly talking about what they are going to do,” Commissioner Jennifer McCall said. “We want everybody to be involved.”
Commissioners said the move looks to first gather public input, especially from highway drivers, and review a Texas 46 safety assessment with TxDOT before developing short-term, intermediate and long-term solutions to the problem.
Of the highway fatalities, more than half resulted from head-on and opposite-direction collisions. Forty-three crashes involved wrong-side-of-road or illegal passing violations, killing seven people and seriously injuring 14 more.
The rate of death is also accelerating, according to officials. Ten of the 13 deaths have occurred in just the last five years.
According to McCall, the proposal asks TxDOT to detail a short-term safety action plan — including design concepts, estimated costs and timelines — and coordinate meetings with the court to discuss extended plans through 2027.
The resolution also calls for an initial meeting as soon as possible after adoption to review the safety assessment and immediate action steps.
“ I want transparency,” McCall said. “I want the people who drive that road ... and all the constituents who live here — or not — I want them to have input along the way.”
McCall added she wants TxDOT to walk away knowing the county needs timelines adhered to and for its residents to be involved.
Tuesday’s meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ courtroom on the third floor of the Kendall County Courthouse, 201 E. San Antonio Ave.
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