As San Antonio experiences continued sprawl, the growth has been felt heavily in unincorporated Bexar County, which cannot enact land use controls in the same way that cities can.

During a recent Commissioners’ Court meeting, Bexar County leaders took a step toward addressing traffic congestion on the far West Side by approving a contract to connect two disconnected segments of Marbach Road west of Loop 1604.

The current 750-foot gap on Marbach Road pushes drivers onto residential streets in the Champions Park and Champions Manor neighborhoods in order to continue toward western parts of the county.

“We are experiencing a tremendous amount of traffic,” resident Ben Mostyn said.

The lack of arterial roads in the region has also caused strain on nearby Highway 90 and Potranco Road.

“Con

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