City District 3 Councilwoman Jennifer Ramos leads a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of phase one of the Goliad Road reconstruction project. Joining Ramos were staff from the City of San Antonio’s Capital Improvements Management Services Department, former Councilwoman Lynda Billa Burke, Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson, South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President Cindy Taylor, and representatives from Civil Engineering Consultants and Texas Sterling Construction Co. Courtesy photo

Special to the Southside Reporter

A ceremony for the completion of phase one of the Goliad Road reconstruction project took place on July 10. The $5.6 million project, part of a 1994 drainage bond, reconstructed Goliad Road, from Lasses Street, to just south of Military Drive.

Other funding sources were 1985 and 2003 revenue bonds. Roadway improvements include 6-foot sidewalks, curbs, driveway approaches and underground storm system to relieve drainage problems on Goliad. Future phases will reconstruct Goliad from Lasses to Pecan Valley Drive. Construction began in 2006 and was completed this spring.