TxDOT hosts community meeting for I-10 widening project

El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) -- The Texas Department of Transportation held a community hearing today at the El Paso Convention Center to get comments on their proposed alternative for the I-10 widening project.

The proposed alternative is known as "Revised I", and is set to begin construction in 2027. The project will add an extra lane and a frontage road from Executive Center to Copia Street on both lanes of I-10 through Downtown El Paso.

This was the only planned public, in-person meeting for the project, but you can still give comments online at https://www.txdot.gov/reimaginei10/downtown10/public-involvement.html

Some residents came against the project but others came for it, saying the project will add to El Paso.

"My hope is that they also consider the pedestrian access from Sunset Heights and the adjacent UTEP, hospital areas to ensure that we're not losing the walkable core that we're all striving for," said Matthew Guzman.

There was a large coalition that gathered before the meeting to voice their displeasure with the project, saying that it would resemble what happened when I-10 was first built back in the 1960s.

"I come back here after 45 years and find out that they're expanding and again, bothered me considerably because I didn't want to see the heritage and history of El Paso destroyed by this expansion," said Micheal Davis.