TXDOT Chief Engineer to Visit Eagle Pass
(Press Release) Texas Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Bill Hale will meet with the City of Eagle Pass Business & Economic Development Committee (BEDC) on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at the IBC Community Suite.
Mr. Hale will share important information about TXDOT’s future transportation projects for Eagle Pass and the region. The agenda will also include a presentation by City Manager Art Rodriguez on commercial and passenger bridge traffic and its economic impact to Eagle Pass.
BEDC’s Transportation & Infrastructure Chair Chris Hiller and Business & Industry Chair Hector Cerna will tie the economic impact for the needed expansion of infrastructure for the region. “Infrastructure investments made by the state will have long-lasting and far-reaching impacts on trade and commerce that ultimately will benefit the region, and the state’s economy,” says BEDC Chairman Morris Libson.
EMC Strategy Group has been coordinating Bill Hale’s visit since late August. Eagle Pass Bridge Director Placido Madera and EMC’s Janice Gonzalez and Ernie Gonzalez met with Mr. Hale at a TEX-21 (Transportation Excellence for the 21st Century) Meeting at the State Capitol in August.
Since then, the City of Eagle Pass has named City Councilmen Rudy Villalpando, Luis Sifuentes, and City Manager Art Rodriguez as voting members of TEX-21.
State Representative Poncho Nevarez will also participate at next week’s BEDC/TXDOT Meeting and will discuss ways in which the State Legislature can support the region’s push for greater transportation and infrastructure resources.
“We are pleased to welcome TXDOT’s Chief Engineer Bill Hale to Eagle Pass,” says Mayor Ramsey English-Cantu. “The City Council and I are committed to seeking support from the State of Texas for increased funding for infrastructure, which will help Eagle Pass and the entire state,” adds Mayor English-Cantu.
Following the meeting at IBC, City Manager Art Rodriguez will lead Bill Hale on a tour of Bridge #2’s expansion project, which TXDOT provided nearly five million dollars to complete. “I’m glad he is going to see TXDOT’s investment at Bridge #2,” says City Manager Art Rodriguez. “Our goal is to show Mr. Hale the impact of TXDOT’s funding, but also the need for more dollars,” adds Rodriguez.
