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Transportation recommends removing hazardous designations at three campuses; up to 140 students could lose bus stops
Summary
District transportation staff proposed rescinding hazardous‑route designations for areas around Sergeant Jose Carrasco Elementary, Horizon Heights Elementary and Colonel John Enstrom (Bridal?) School, a change that could eliminate two bus routes and affect roughly 120–140 riders near Carrasco.
Socorro ISD transportation staff told trustees on Wednesday they plan to remove hazardous‑route designations for neighborhoods around several elementary and middle schools that were previously designated because of construction and incomplete infrastructure.
Director of Transportation Dexter Harmon recommended rescinding hazardous status for areas around Sergeant Jose Carrasco Elementary, Horizon Heights Elementary and John Enstrom (Colonel John Enstrom) school after site reviews. “We went out… Jose Carrasco, the biggest the largest project was the park directly south… that completion, that project is done already,” Harmon said, describing work that previously prompted a hazardous designation.
The nut graf: Harmon said the changes would reclassify three neighborhoods as non‑hazardous because pedestrian routes are now within two miles and construction obstructions have been removed. He told the board the proposal would eliminate two buses that currently serve Jose Carrasco and would affect about 120 to 140 students who now ride the buses; smaller adjustments would affect about 7–10 students at Horizon Heights and about 10 at Colonel John Enstrom.
Transportation staff said they plan two community hearings in early February and an online meeting to gather feedback before bringing recommendations back to the board in March. Harmon said the district would send notices to families, work with campuses to distribute printed forms, and explore marquee, text message or other outreach to reach parents.
Trustees pressed staff about outreach and specific long‑term infrastructure issues, including a persistent offset intersection near Pelicano and Loop 375 that remains a concern. Harmon said the district would review such routes against adopted hazardous‑route criteria and maintain any routes that still meet the policy’s threshold for hazardous conditions.
The board did not vote on the proposal; transportation staff will hold hearings, collect feedback and return with recommendations in March.
