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El Paso MPO approves $2 million studies and plan updates for border highway connector and port-of-entry projects
Summary
The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization approved agreements and plan amendments to study traffic impacts from a proposed Border Highway Connector, finalize functional classification for the route, add an international ports ITS project to the TIP and accept a non‑federal match agreement for a border‑crossing systems analysis.
The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization on Jan. 20 authorized staff to finalize multiple agreements and amend regional plans to advance studies and design work tied to the Border Highway Connector and international ports of entry.
Board members authorized the executive director to execute a non‑federal match agreement with the New Mexico Department of Transportation to complete the international border crossing systemwide analysis tied to a $2,000,000 grant. The board was told the total local match required for that study is $403,000 and will be split among the City of El Paso, El Paso County and the State of New Mexico.
The MPO also approved a funding agreement with the New Mexico Border Authority to fund a separate Border Highway Connector Phase 2 traffic‑impact and improvements feasibility study,…
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