2022 City Progress Bond will include over $200 million in potential funding to El Paso road improvement

EL PASO, Texas - El Pasoans will be voting on a 2022 Community Progress Bond when they head to the polls on November 8th.

The bond includes 3 separate largest proposals, Streets Infrastructure Focus, Parks and Recreation Facilities, and a Climate Action Plan.

The largest of these is the Streets Infrastructure Focus, with a proposed amount of funding at $237,000,000.

If the bond gets approved, the funding would go towards four different funds for El Paso streets, according to the city's website.

The city hopes to resurface El Paso's 50 most-traveled arterial roadways, resurfacing residential roads, improving connectivity and intersection safety, as listed by the City of El Paso.

The bond's total comes out to $272.48 million, which includes 2% for Public Art Funding, required by City Ordinance.

The average monthly cost per tax payer will be about $5, according to the City of El Paso.

The city also said that the $5 amount is less in the early years and is projected to gradually increase over the next several years.

There will be multiple community meetings hosted by the City of El Paso, including one tonight at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Services Center on 7968 San Paolo Dr.

For more information on the upcoming bond vote and other dates and locations for community meetings, click this link to the city's website.