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Eagle Pass MPO advances project-selection framework for 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Summary
The Eagle Pass Metropolitan Planning Organization policy board reviewed proposed project selection criteria and the MTP timeline, and directed staff to finalize scoring weights before issuing a call for projects to build the financially constrained 2050 plan.
The Eagle Pass Metropolitan Planning Organization policy board on Wednesday reviewed proposed project selection criteria that will guide the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) 2050 and authorized staff to return with a draft scoring system for final approval.
The MTP will use a 2025 base year, a 2035 intermediary year tied to TxDOT’s Unified Transportation Program (UTP), and a 2050 forecast to meet federal 20-year planning-horizon requirements, Stanley Consultants planner Tim Juarez said. "The UTP serves as the road map for defining projects, prioritizing projects, and most importantly, the available funding," Juarez said.
Board members discussed objectives such as safety, congestion mitigation, freight mobility for the port-of-entry…
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