EP District 1 July Community Meeting TXDoT Presentation

I-10 West & Artcraft Interchange June 24, 2021 June 24, 2021

CSJ 2121-01-094 I-10 West  County: El Paso  Highway: IH-10  Limits: From 0.22 MI W of FM 1905 (Antonio St) to SH 20 (Mesa St), and from New Mexico State Line to 0.02 MI N of Mesa St.  Description: Expand from 4 to 6 lanes; Ramp Reconfigurations; Reconstruct Existing Frontage Roads and Operational Improvements; and Installing Wrong way Driver Advanced Technologies  Funded Amount: $170.76 Million  Estimated Let Date: October 2021  RMS 2020 Project June 24, 2021

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CSJ 2121-01-094 I-10 West

 Project is 11 miles in total length  Addition of 2 -10ft lanes to the center with added concrete barrier  Existing 6- 12ft lanes and 2-10ft shoulders will be reconstructed from Asphalt to Concrete • 13” of Concrete Pavement and 4 “ Hox mix bond breaker

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CSJ 2121-01-094 I-10 West

 All 29 Ramps will be reconstructed and reversed between Mesa Street and New Mexico State Line  This will alleviate traffic flow through corridor by placing weaving movements on the frontage instead of I-10  Shown is the ramp reversal after Mesa Street – Traffic from Mesa going North bound will enter I-10 after Thorn but will have bypass to get around the Thorn Intersection

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CSJ 2121-01-094 I-10 West

 Currently I-10 team has on going coordination with the Artcraft Project  Ramps and column placements are being designed with both projects in mind to minimize redesign when Artcraft proceeds to construction.  Utility coordination is also on going with both projects simultaneously.

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CSJ 2121-01-094 I-10 West

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SH 178 (Artcraft Road) Interchange  CSJ: 3592-01-009  From TX/NM State line To I-10  Cost: $193.5M approx. | Funded: $193.5M Cat 12  Purpose – Improve safety and reliability of travel time, and modernized to accommodate oversized truck loads. (St. Teresa POE in NM is the only oversized POE in the region).  Proposed improvements include: – Four direct connectors with two lanes, modernized to accommodate oversized truck loads, Texas turnaround bridges at South Desert Boulevard (I-10).

– Between I-10 and SH 20 (Doniphan Drive) improvements are planned to include access control measures, reconstruction and widening, and extending frontage roads in both directions.

– Upper Valley Road and Westside Drive planned improvements include grade separated interchanges, ramps to SH 178, and frontage roads. 

Schematic: 30% (Value Engineering scheduled in November 2020)

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Environmental Studies (NEPA): 25% (anticipated to be cleared FY 2022)

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Est. Let Date: 05/2023

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Rapid Growth at SH 178 (Artcraft Rd.) and I-10 Interchange

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• Demand generators such as West Towne Marketplace • Traffic increased by 34% from 2017 to 2020 • WB approach experienced a 254% increase in traffic June 24, 2021

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West Towne Marketplace - Growth N DE SE RT BLVD S H 178

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63-acre complex with major retailers, movie theater, and restaurants

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Santa Teresa POE Leading Imports Through Santa Teresa POE: • Consumer Electronics/Computers and related Products • Livestock • Wind Turbine Blades • Passenger Vehicle Fueling Systems • Wiring and Lighting Devices • Cement and Related Products • Chewing Gum and Confections Value of All Imports - increased from $14,334,852,009 in 2018 to $16,406,241,579 in 2019 — an increase of 14.5%

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Oversized - Loads

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Thank You

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