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Loop 375 Border Highway East Study

The Border Highway East (BHE) Study began in May 2013 and is anticipated to conclude in the fall of 2014. The study will include community discussion and a visioning process for transportation improvements along the border in southeast El Paso County.

Project Limits

The study area begins at Loop 375 near the Zaragoza International Port of Entry (POE) and extends south to the Fabens International POE. I-10 and the Rio Grande serve as east and west boundaries.

Planning and Environmental Linkage Study

A Planning and Environmental Linkage (PEL) study will identify and document transportation needs for the area.

The PEL process provides early collaboration with the public as well as local, state and federal agencies. By working together, alternatives and avoidance measures can be developed at a local level.

A feasibility study in 1997 identified the following challenges:

  • Increasing traffic demands on east-west mobility
  • Lack of connectivity to I-10
  • Congestion and the need for an alternative/parallel route to existing roadways
  • Social and economic demands from population growth
  • Increasing strain on local roadways and railroads associated with international trade
  • Interregional trade and freight rail movements

The PEL process will result in a proposed solution to these challenges as well as potential funding options.

Get Involved

A series of three open house meetings will be held in the study area. TxDOT will provide project information input and gather input from the community.

Contact Us

Project Manager
TxDOT El Paso District
13301 Gateway West
El Paso, TX 79928-5410
(915) 790-4200
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