Eagle Pass adopts 20‑year thoroughfare master plan to guide road network
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The Eagle Pass City Council unanimously adopted a 20‑year Thoroughfare Master Plan on Nov. 4 that lays out recommended roadway classifications, typical cross‑sections, and locations for future corridors to guide growth and transportation investments.
The Eagle Pass City Council unanimously adopted a 20‑year Thoroughfare Master Plan on Nov. 4 that lays out recommended roadway classifications, typical cross‑sections, and locations for future corridors to guide growth and transportation investments.
Ignacio Hinojosa of Artura Engineering, the consultant on the plan, told the council the document is a long‑range guide that "identifies the location and type of roadway facilities for the next 20 years" and is intended to inform development review and coordination with the metropolitan planning organization and TxDOT. Hinojosa emphasized the plan is a policy and planning tool: it does not provide construction documents, commit the city to build specific roads, nor set mandatory timetables for construction.
The plan incorporates existing land use and traffic analyses, projected development scenarios through 2045, and recommended functional classifications (marginal, minor collector, major collector, arterial) and typical section standards consistent with TxDOT guidance. Consultants said the plan covers the city and a two‑mile extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) to anticipate growth beyond city limits and to avoid misalignments with neighboring development. The presentation noted the city maintains more than 150 miles of roadway and identified several high‑volume corridors that will need coordination with TxDOT as volumes grow.
Council members asked about alignment with private master plans and county coordination. The consultant said the plan used all available developer master plans submitted to the consultant and that future updates will account for new or revised private plans; the plan will be updated every five years or sooner if major development occurs.
Mayor Oten Paul Tim Davis moved to adopt the plan; the motion was seconded by Councilman Garcia and passed unanimously. City staff and the MPO will receive high‑resolution maps and classification tables to use in development review and grant applications.
