Eagle Pass Waterworks board adopts resolution backing four‑lane upgrade of U.S. 57; local leaders vow coordinated push to speed funding

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Local officials and Texas Department of Transportation consultants meeting at the International Center for Trade on Aug. 6, 2025 urged a coordinated campaign to advance U.S. 57 from a two‑lane road to a four‑lane divided highway, and the Board of Trustees of the City of Eagle Pass Waterworks unanimously adopted a resolution backing the project.

Tom Ellis, the general engineering consultant TxDOT has assigned to oversee design work on the 98‑mile corridor, told the joint workshop that advancing the project will require community consensus and ready‑to‑go engineering plans. "US 57 is about maybe $800 million in construction," Ellis said, noting that statewide competition for funds makes having shovel‑ready segments and local commitment essential to secure construction dollars.

The draft resolution read at the meeting cites rising traffic and safety concerns — including a statement that commercial motor vehicles make up "over 20%" of traffic on U.S. 57 and that, for 2017–2022, fatal crashes involving commercial vehicles represented nearly one‑third of roadway fatalities — and notes…