Regional Plan Comparison: Southern Relief Route and Alternate Plan

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Regional Plan ComparisonSouthern Relief Route
and Alternate Plan

• Presentation to
• Transportation Policy Board
• El Paso MPO
• September 22, 2006

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Topics for Discussion

• Description of the Plans
• Plan Similarities
• Plan Differences
• Next Steps
• Discussion

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Background

• SRR is based on TxDOTs Regional Mobility Plan
• SRR Phase 1 documented and presented to TAC and
  TPB (April-May 2006)
• Alternate Plan based on official 2030 Gateway MTP
• Elements included in both plans
• Northeast Parkway (NEP)
• Border Highway East (BHE)
• Border Highway West (BHW)
• Upgrades to West Paisano
• Loop 375 widening (Cesar Chavez)
• Non-tolled improvements to I-10 (Mesa to
  Executive Ctr.)

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Regional Plan Similarities
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Summary of Similarities

• NEP (Super-2) and BHE are the same
• SRR Phase I and Alternate Plan (1 thru 4 7)
  both offer
• Non-tolled improvements to I-10
• BHW downtown missing link
• Schuster connection and interchange
• Executive Ctr. interchange
• Paisano upgrade to limited access (freeway)
• Provide access to Schuster and Executive Ctr.

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Similarities SRR Phase 1 and Alternate Plan (1
thru 4 7)
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TxDOT SRR Phase 1
Mesa Dr. (SH 20)
Ramping Improvements (Non-Tolled)
Resler Dr. Direct Connects
Ramping Improvements (Non-Tolled)
C/D Road (Non-Tolled)
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TxDOT SRR Phase 1
Racetrack / Doniphan/NM 273 Interchange
C/D Road (Non-Tolled)
I-10
US 85
Ramping Improvements (Non-Tolled)
Sunland Park Dr,
I-10
Auxiliary Lane to Executive Ctr. (Non-Tolled)
Ramping Improvements (Non-Tolled)
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TxDOT SRR Phase 1
I-10
Auxiliary Lane to Executive Ctr. (Non-Tolled)
Executive Ctr.
Executive Ctr.
Non-Tolled Paisano Under Elevated Toll Lanes
US 85 (Paisano)
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TxDOT SRR Phase 1
ASARCO
Toll Lanes (Elevated)
Non-Tolled Paisano Under Toll Lanes
Restrictive ROW Area
Restrictive ROW Area
Toll Lanes (Elevated)
I-10
Rio Grande River
Non-Tolled Paisano Under Toll Lanes
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TxDOT SRR Phase 1
Schuster (Exist)
UTEP
Schuster Connect to I-10 SRR
I-10
Non-Tolled Paisano Under Elevated Toll Lanes
Toll Lanes (Elevated)
Paisano
SRR
Toll Lanes (Elevated)
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TxDOT SRR Phase 1
Non-Tolled LP 375 Under Elevated Toll Lanes
Toll Lanes (Elevated)
End Exist LP 375 (_at_ Santa Fe)
Paisano
LP 375
Begin Toll Lanes (Elevated)
Non-Tolled Section
Coles Interchange
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TxDOT SRR Phase 1
Non-Tolled Section
Begin Toll Lanes (Continues to Zaragoza)
US 54
LP 375
Non-Tolled Section
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Alternative Plan - Project 2
Project 2 Limit Doniphan/NM 273
Exec. Ctr. Interchange
1-Ln Frtg Rd (Both Sides of Fwy) (Length of
Project)
Schuster Connection
Source 2030 Gateway MTP, 2030 Network
Project 2 Limit BHW Connect (S. of Yandell)
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Right of Way Issues
ASARCO
Rio Grande River
American Canal
BNSF Railroad
EB Paisano
WB Paisano
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Funding Items
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Funding Items (contd)

• SRR Phase 1 proposal
• Includes 108 million of Texas Mobility Fund
  (TMF)
• Provides 180 million NEW revenue through tolls
• Does NOT affect Category 2 projects
• I-10_at_Horizon interchange
• Montana at Loop375 (Joe Battle) interchange
• Loop 375 realignment (Canutillo)
• Hawkins extension, I-10 to North Loop
• Buford-Horizon
• FM 3380 (Manny Aguilera) _at_ SH20
• Artcraft extension (Paseo del Norte)
• Alternate Plan
• Includes 108 million TMF
• Provides 14.9 million in toll revenue
• Reprioritization of Category 2 projects?
• Pass-through financing for BHE
• CBI funds

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Next Steps

• Alternate Plan likely will not fund all proposed
  projects without new funding sources
• SRR proposal recognizes need to prioritize
  projects
• Which project goes first?
• Establish criteria to determine regional
  priorities
• Transportation Policy Board to decide

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Proposed Criteria to Establish Priorities

• Individual projects measured vs. No-Build
• Criteria
• Reduce congestion
• Diversion from I-10 (ADTs)
• Vehicles
• Trucks
• LOS on facility and I-10
• Reduction in delay (travel time)
• Texas Congestion Index (regional impact)
• Total Cost (Life Cycle) (e.g. Construction,
  Maintenance, and Operations)
• Increased Reliability

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Analysis Scenarios

• No- Build scenario
• Based on MPOs 2030 Gateway MTP 2005 network
• Future demand (2030 demographic projections)
• Future scenarios
• NE Pkwy (tolled, Super-2)
• BHE (non-tolled)
• TxDOT SRR - Phase 1 (tolled)
• Alternate Plan Options (as requested by MPO
  staff)
• Alt Plan A 1 thru 4 7, non-tolled (as
  discussed before)
• Alt Plan B Same as A, eliminate frontage roads,
  Schuster connection, Executive Center interchange
• Alt Plan C Same as B, widen West Paisano to 6
  lanes