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Texas DPS asks El Paso County to study weigh‑station at Fabens rest area to inspect commercial vehicles
Summary
A Texas Department of Public Safety major asked court members to consider a scale house/inspection facility at the old mile‑marker 50 rest area east of Fabens (TxDOT has offered the property). Staff were asked to analyze traffic, revenue, JP capacity and potential funding options before the court decides on county participation.
Major Dennett of the Texas Highway Patrol briefed the El Paso County Commissioner's Court on Sept. 18 about a proposal to develop a commercial vehicle scale house and inspection facility near Fabens, asking the county to assess feasibility and potential partnership roles.
“We would like to have a scale house slash, inspection facility for our troopers as well as our civilian civilian inspectors to be able to inspect truck traffic, commercial motor vehicles,” Major Dennett said. He told the court that TxDOT plans to open new rest areas and is willing to transfer the old rest-area property at mile marker 50 eastbound to a local partner; DPS is asking the county to consider…
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