Posted Sep 5, 2024, 4:19 PM
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Who will ‘own’ planned Downtown deck plaza? El Paso County to give $1 million for detailed designs
Hope this moves forward as designed. It's unfortunate TXDOT is pushing through yet another freeway widening as part of it, but at least their capping it through downtown. This is what should've been done everywhere to begin with.
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El Paso’s MPO applied for a Reconnecting Communities grant last year and didn’t win. Eduardo Calvo, executive director of the El Paso MPO, said the application ranked well, and after tweaking it some, El Paso has a good chance of winning a grant this time around.
“We feel confident because of the last proposal that was submitted that scored well, and with additional partnerships we can be even more competitive,” Yellen said.
If El Paso is awarded a grant, it would provide $5 million to produce more detailed designs and a sharper cost estimate. The El Paso MPO would contribute another $3 million in separate federal funds, but stakeholders in El Paso have to put up a $2 million match.
That’s why El Paso County agreed to contribute $1 million. It’s not clear where the other $1 million will come from by the Sept. 30 deadline.
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https://elpasomatters.org/2024/08/27...commissioners/
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