By Megan Wehring Kyle residents can expect to see a landscaped rain garden and sidewalks along the newly improved Burleson Street. Many have waited years for Burleson Street to be fully accessible to the public. Kyle Director of Communications Samantha Armbruster said several problems delayed the co...

When voters approved Kyle’s $35 million road bond election in 2013, they were long past ready for improvements to Burleson Street. Especially for those shy of Interstate 35, Burleson affords an alternative north-south corridor. But it hasn’t been open in almost two years and the population of Kyle h...

Some current road projects in Kyle are facing issues, but most are going according to plan. Leon Barba, city engineer, presented a quick and thorough update about where the projects stand and how some of their issues will be handled. Lehman Road and Bridge at Plum Creek Lehman Road overall is a litt...

Relief for commuters waiting for the end of work on Burleson Street is but a few months away. According to Leon Barba, engineer for the city of Kyle, the project is still on track to be completed in June. As of Jan. 21, Barba reported the project is an estimated 73 percent complete with the section ...

Congestion caused by stop signs on Rebel Drive at Silverado is leading Kyle officials to contemplate ways to fix the issue, including the possibility of a roundabout. The topic came up Sept. 3, with city leaders directing City Manager Scott Sellers to present options to mitigate the problem and to d...

By Christopher Green More than 100 changes have so far been made on the construction process for improving Burleson Street, a project that is now more than a month behind schedule.  Joann Garcia, Kyle project manager, said weather issues in the fall and spring slowed progress, requiring numerous cha...

An estimated $4.2 million overrun is the amount Kyle is looking at for all five of its road bond projects. Despite the higher than expected costs, city leaders said improvements on Lehman Road, one of the more expensive and contentious projects on the docket, is nearing the halfway mark. Leon Barba,...

Progress on construction improvements to Burleson Street continues as Kyle city officials anticipate reopening the road from Lockhart Street to St. Anthony’s Drive by July. Worries are mounting, however, as city officials have been unable to communicate with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) regarding t...

While there’s still a long haul to go, progress continues to be made on roads under Kyle’s 2013 road bond. That includes the recent opening of the Marketplace Extension that connects Burleson Street at the Marketplace roundabout to the Interstate 35 southbound access road. Officials opened the exten...

High costs associated with a proposed roundabout at the intersection of Spring Branch Drive and Burleson Street fueled resident worries about the project, which could now carry a $1 million price tag.  The latest chapter of the saga came April 16 as citizens took to public comment to express their c...