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SA traffic ain't no thang.
It's not Houston, but there are parts with significantly overloaded infrastructure coupled with inner looper dumbassery. Culebra/1604 is one of them. Construction for the 151 interchange and Braun/Schaenfield overpasses have pushed that stretch past ludicrous into plaid.
I can understand coming from an area with consistently heavy traffic and then thinking nothing of SA traffic. Overall, it's not as bad, yes.
This Culebra area is effin' ridiculous and it's about to get worse. First, you have the construction on 1604 between Braun and Culebra. It will be done in 2017 and it'll just help the back-up move from Braun further down the road toward Potranco until that construction project (overpasses) begins and ends. By that time, the area will have grown even more. Now we also have the 151 interchange being built which is much needed, but it's about to take a huge shi- on the culebra/1604 area, especially at the light that intersects with Westwood Loop. There is a lot more to be said about that and the variables involved in that back-up, but it's gon' happen.
Soon, they will begin widening Culebra Rd from 1560 toward Galm Rd. This will be a welcome relief in the end as you're heading outta town, but it's going to be hell in the meantime (what construction project isn't?). At the present time, you have a mile back-up in the left lane on Culebra at 1560. To compound it, there are jerkwads who use the *right turn only* lane to fly past everyone and stalk the line to cut in as traffic begins to move. This wouldn't be a big deal if it was a zipper merge. The supreme a-holes will stop in that right lane and hold up traffic until they're let in.
Getting into and out of your subdivision is going to be a pain. The speed limit is 45 but everyone, including the dump trucks, is going at least 60...until you pull out and get stuck behind someone going 30. I see near accidents every day passing that entrance because folks are taking chances to pull out. Otherwise, no one would ever be able to leave that neighborhood. I bet a light will be placed there once the road is widened. At least, I'd want one to be there.
If you ever find yourself taking Galm Rd. or Talley Rd. as a backway, do yourself a favor and abide by the speed limit. BCSO is always out and they don't play. I have a sweet little story of my own.
*On Saturdays, absolutely use side streets and back ways to avoid the build-up on Culebra heading toward 1604. Trust me, just because you've sat in bad traffic before, there's no reason to waste precious resting time sitting in your car as you move 5 feet every 5 minutes*
All that aside, the neighborhood is nice and welcome to your new home! Don't forget to join nextdoor.com so you can laugh at the idiots living around you.
tldr: Download Waze if you haven't already. Drive smarter, not ruhtarder.
