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Socorro leaders and residents press for faster safety work as TxDOT outlines road projects
Summary
A resident described repeated crashes at a family home on Socorro Road as TxDOT projects and timelines — including roundabouts, signal retiming and speed feedback signs — were presented to Socorro City Council. City staff said the highways are state-owned and that the city is working with TxDOT and the MPO to pursue funding.
A Socorro resident urged the City Council on Tuesday to speed safety fixes after repeated crashes through her elderly mother’s fence, while city staff reviewed a list of Texas Department of Transportation projects and studies planned for Socorro Road and nearby corridors.
The public comment came from Patsy Nelson, who said cars often run a curve near her mother’s house at 10228 Socorro Road and repeatedly damage the property. “My mom’s an elderly lady. She’s on a very limited income,” Nelson said. She said collisions have happened “about maybe 23” times over the years and described a recent crash while the family was at a hospital bedside.
The council then reviewed a presentation of TxDOT…
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