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Oct 30, 2019 / 02:49 AM MDT / Updated: Oct 30, 2019 / 02:49 AM MDT
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EL PASO,
Texas (KTSM) — The road connecting the Northeast and Northwest parts of town is
getting major upgrades, but that will come at the expense of drivers who take
the picturesque route.
TxDot will
begin work on all four lanes of Transmountain next month. They say the project
will take more than a year. During the construction, traffic could be down to
one lane for stretches at a time in both directions while crews repave the
road.
The project is expected to be complete by Spring 2021.
EL
PASO, Texas (KFOX) — EL PASO, Texas – A fast-growing area in far east El Paso is getting a
new road connector that will help alleviate traffic and cut emergency response
times.
The Mission Ridge community
is home to thousands of people. Construction along Mission Ridge Boulevard
began a few years ago, to provide quicker access to main roads for those living
in that area.
Phase II of the project
begins Tuesday. The new road will connect Pellicano Drive to Paseo Del Este
Boulevard through Mission Ridge Boulevard. It’s the first north and south
connection east of Loop 375.
When the connector road is
complete, drivers will no longer have to rely on Eastlake Boulevard or Mission
Ridge to get to Loop 375.
The new road will not only ease traffic congestion, but it will also cut
response times in half for firefighters at the new Mission Ridge Fire Station.
Once completed, there will
be over 20,000 homes, 700 apartments and about 300 acres of commercial space in
the area.
The six-lane roadway will
take about 10 months to complete, according to county leaders.
It’s a $4.8 million project
funded by El Paso County through the Vehicle Registration Fee. It’s a project
managed by the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority and general engineering
consultant Atkins Global.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new roadway will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Mission Ridge Boulevard and Knightsbridge Drive.
As El Paso booms, construction crews in short supply.
By Robert Gray / El Paso Inc. staff writerEl Paso Inc.
El Paso’s construction boom, which is building everything from new highways to schools, has created an acute shortage of workers that has local construction firms wondering:
El Paso, TX, February 13, 2017 – J.A.R. Construction, Inc., a heavy highway contractor, this year celebrates its 60th anniversary. Family owned and operated, founder Joe A. Rosales, Sr. in 1957 set out with a vision to become a minority prime contractor in the region. Over the course of the last 60 years, J.A.R. Construction
Aside from funding, there is also a question about how to find the skilled labor to build all those roads and bridges — a labor pool that is already in short supply.
