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Vol. III • No. 17
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Bright Future in El Paso With $35M ‘Widening and Illumination’ Project By Jennifer Rupp CEG CORRESPONDENT
Touted as one of Texas’s first state projects to be designed entirely in a 3dimensional environment, the El Paso
Widening and Illumination project comes complete with 3D files for construction. The $35 million venture covers 3 mi. from Hondo Pass to Loop 375/Trans-mountain. Once complete, each side of U.S. 54 in those limits will
After the removal of the two-lane existing overhead sign bridge, new overhead sign bridges will be taking its place, spanning across all six lanes of traffic.
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have an added lane, high mast illumination and turnarounds at Hondo Pass Avenue, Diana Drive and at Loop 375 Trans-mountain. Work will be complete in March 2019. The project consists of the addition of two main lanes (one in each direction), bridge widening over Diana Drive, and the reversal of exit and entrance ramps. The reversal of exit and entrance ramps will allow for traffic to merge on the access roads instead of the main lanes. In addition to the intersection improvements at Hondo Pass Drive, Diana Drive and Loop 375, pedestrians and residents will also enjoy a 2-mi. shared-use path that will be constructed northbound from Hondo Pass to Transmountain. “One of the major challenges in this project is providing access to State Loop 375 during construction since the two main lane ramps that provide direct access to the State Loop get reconfigured during this project,” said Armando Ramirez, TxDOT engineer. “State Loop 375 provides an alternate route for IH-10 that is under major construction through several parts of the city and Loop 375 provides alternate route to commercial traffic as well as commute and local traffic.” Dan Williams Construction (DWCo), headquartered in Austin, is prime contractor, performing demoli-
Austin Hopes to Solve Traffic Woes By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
For some time, Austin, Texas, has been ranked as one of the more popular cities in the United States, consistently showing up on Top 10 lists of best places to live, play and work in. But if its current traffic problems aren’t addressed, its success could be its downfall. “Austin has one interstate,” said Todd Hemingson, executive director and vice president of planning for the Capital
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