Residents urge repairs to Futurity Drive as cross-border barriers shift traffic

Fernando Montes, a resident on Boy Scout Lane, told the council the planned barriers will push traffic from the San Miguel and San Gabriel subdivisions onto Futurity Drive and said the road is in "terrible condition," especially at the Quinella intersection. "I am urging city council to make a commitment to make those repairs as soon as possible," he said.

Laura Wattsling and Kim (public commenter) described additional local impacts: Wattsling said Gary Lane and Trifecta have deep ruts and seven-foot weeds that make two-way travel unsafe and raised concern about emergency-vehicle access. Kim said the barricades, funded by a previous El Paso allocation, will concentrate traffic on limited access points and could prevent fire trucks from navigating curved streets, calling for a dedicated traffic plan and more meetings with El Paso officials. Councilor Tedes responded that the council will "keep on pushing" and hold additional meetings with El Paso and affected neighborhoods to develop a traffic plan and identify needed repairs.

The city manager later told the council the draft general obligation bond contains an allocation to support San Gabriel/San Gabriel-area improvements and that design funding for San Gabriel was included in the recently adopted budget, signaling a potential funding path for repairs raised during public comment.