SAN ANTONIO — People who drive on busy Kyle Seale Parkway near Cedar Creek Golf Course have been watching a retaining wall partially collapse, and watching with concern.
They say the huge hole visible in the wall isn't the first failure in the northwest-side area. Now they're wondering what's being done to address the danger before it worsens.
One neighbor who lives across the canyon from the collapse said of the April 10 failure that everyone in the area knew something was amiss.
"It looked like a zipper that unzipped and everything fell," they said.
The neighbor, who didn't want his name used, said the collapse appeared to have happened all at once.
"It just went down, from what I saw. One day it wasn't there and I came back and there it was."
Another neighbor said the hole in the southern wall is nothing compared to collapse damage affecting the entry ramp of the complex.
What ought to be an entrance to the Vista Colina apartments is instead a gaping hole in the ground. Neighbors say it's been like that for a while.
"My biggest concern is, one, it's limestone, which is porous. Do they have proper drainage for that?" he continued. "I think they don't have proper drainage. I think that's why the wall collapsed."
One neighbor said the failure reminded him of a similar incident that shook up the River Mist neighborhood in San Antonio in 2010.
"It's very creepy," they said. "Especially thinking that wall holds up all of that area there. I just hope it doesn't collapse and fall off to the side like what happened in River Mist."
Bexar County spokesperson Monica Ramos said they had not received any complaints about the retaining wall collapse before KENS 5 reached out, adding the county fire marshal's office evaluated the area on Wednesday and communication with the builder.
"The area has been roped off by the builder to address the issue and make repairs," Ramos said. "Deputy fire marshals have confirmed that ingress/egress for residents and emergency personnel is available. The fire marshal's office will continue to monitor."
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the complex promised a return phone call to KENS with answers about neighborhood concerns, but we're still waiting for a response.
More information about the complex can be found on their website.
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