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Project Description

The El Paso District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is in the final stages of a Major Investment Study (MIS) of the 23-mile I-10 West Corridor from US Highway 54 to the New Mexico State Line. The study also includes a portion of US 54 from Loop 375 (Border Highway) north to Trowbridge Drive. This is a comprehensive, multimodal study to determine the long- and short-term transportation needs of the Corridor resulting in recommended alternatives to meet those needs.

I-10 Study Area Map

Summary of Project Schedule

• Fall 1997:
  Project initiation and data gathering
• Spring 1998:
  Initial development of public involvement approach. Public meetings and first agency/working group meeting; initial alternatives identified
• Summer 1998:
  Initial environmental and engineering studies and cost estimates completed
• Fall 1998:
  Second agency/working group meeting; conceptual set of alternatives completed
• Winter 1998:
  Refined set of alternatives completed. Final environmental and engineering studies and initial traffic forecasts completed on refined alternatives.
• Spring 1999:
  Final traffic forecasts and cost estimates; initial evaluation of refined alternatives; third agency/working group meeting
• Summer 1999:
  Detailed evaluation of refined alternatives; fourth agency/working group meeting; preferred alternative recommendation
• Fall 1999:
  Final round of public meetings; final evaluation report; adoption into formal plan
• Winter 1999:
  Final environmental and engineering studies, traffic forecasts, and cost estimates completed; final set of alternatives recommended