The planned ramps and frontage roads would determine how drivers reach businesses and turn toward home. Residents checking a specific trip can use the posted maps to see where the proposed entrances would be.
Land and businesses
TxDOT estimates roughly 104.5 acres of new right of way and 2.9 acres of permanent easements would be needed, subject to final design. Those are different kinds of land interests, so they should not be read as a single acquisition total.
The ranch acquisition is a project-specific figure; do not add it to the projectwide figures.
The agency proposes acquiring 1.99 acres from the 39.4-acre Uecker-Hitzfelder Ranch while leaving its buildings and cemetery intact. This is a proposed take, not a completed acquisition. The project page also identifies floodplain and Edwards Aquifer zones along the route, making the draft environmental assessment useful for readers examining drainage and environmental effects.
How to review and comment
TxDOT lists a public hearing for Nov. 10, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. Central at Bulverde Methodist Church Community Center, 28300 US 281, San Antonio. A recorded virtual presentation is expected online by Nov. 10. TxDOT says its draft environmental assessment, maps and designs are available for inspection at the district office by appointment.
The public can give written or verbal comments at the open house, mail them to the TxDOT US 281 South Comal Project Team, c/o Poznecki-Camarillo LLC, 4801 Northwest Loop 410, Suite 108, San Antonio, TX 78229, or leave a voicemail at 210-319-4938. The project page also points to an email option in its notice; readers should use the notice itself for that address.
TxDOT says accommodation requests should be made by 4 p.m. Central on Nov. 5 at 210-349-3273. The same project-consultant number is listed for questions and help obtaining materials.
The next number to watch
TxDOT says it must receive comments by Nov. 25, 2026. For drivers and businesses, the useful question now is whether the proposed access and land impacts shown in the project materials match what happens at their location. The agency’s US 281 South Comal project page is the route to the hearing details and available documents before that deadline.
