(Seguin) — A major stretch of Rudeloff Road is finally getting a major facelift.
The Seguin City Council last week approved a construction contract with Sterling Delaware for work on Rudeloff from Highway 46 to Huber Road.
Assistant Director of Capital Projects and Engineering Jennifer Shortess says this project has been a long time coming.
“In 2015, the grant application was filed with TxDOT and then 2017, the funding was awarded to the city of Seguin for this project and based on various changes, based on COVID, based on other delays, based on TxDOT, we have this long timeline, and we are so excited that the construction award has the potential of being awarded tonight to Texas Sterling,” said Shortess.
The project calls for the widening of Rudeloff Road from two to four lanes with a center turn lane. It will also include space for bicycle and pedestrian travel.
Councilman Jim Lievens represents that area, and he says the growth continues to come to that part of town.
“This is extremely exciting news to have Rudeloff Road finally turning dirt on it hopefully next month. This is the number one concern for residents on that north side. It’s all I hear about so this is just exciting,” said Lievens.
Lievens says he hopes that the completion of this project will lead to additional projects being tackled in this part of town.
“The whole infrastructure needs of the north side are just begging for work and what is so nice about this is as soon as this — maybe be completed in an 18-month two year period – (Summer 2026) – that phase two of Rudeloff, hopefully, will be starting and maybe in conjunction with Cordova also starting so the infrastructure needs are so needed on that north side,” said Lievens.
A significant portion of this area is located within the boundaries of the Navarro ISD. Lievens says the growth has been significant and it means that the city will need to invest more in this area.
“When I campaigned 18 months ago for this seat, I made the comment that and I hate to use the school district as the delineation, but it is easier to say the north side – at that time, Navarro ISD households made up 15 percent of the city’s population and I wondered how long it will be until it was 20 percent. I didn’t think it would take 18 months but Navarro school district taxpayers and now homeowners represent 20 percent of the city’s household and how long will it be until it is 25 percent? So, we also look forward to parks on the north side. We also look forward to the fire station. I know these things are underway but I’m so looking forward to it and Rudeloff Road is just the first step so thank you so much,” said Lievens.
The city received seven sealed bids from contractors bidding on the work. Sterling Delaware had the lowest and best bid of $15.39 million. The significant portion of the funding for the project is coming from the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Once the project is completed, the city will assume maintenance of the roadway.
A ground-breaking ceremony for the project will likely be held at the end of this month, or early next month.