Post by Minion on Feb 1, 2021 9:54:05 GMT -6
EDINBURG, TEXAS – The City of Edinburg is set to give its backing to a major regional highway project which would see a new east-west corridor connecting I-69 East to I-69 Central.
The project is a joint collaboration between the Texas Department of Transportation, Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority and Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority.
“This project is regional significance. It will be great for Edinburg and great for the Rio Grande Valley,” said Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina.
The new 27-mile east-west expressway could be built by widening FM 1925 but nothing has been finalized, said Edinburg City Manager Ron Garza.
“The I-69 Connector is projected to cost $500 million. It was first referred to as FM 1925. But by late spring they (TXDOT) will know the top two or three recommended alignments,” Garza said, at a recent Edinburg City Council meeting.
“It basically connects from I-69 C to I-69 E. They do not know the alignment but by late spring they will start doing public hearings on the various recommendations.”
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