MONTANA AVENUE FEASIBILITY STUDY. FINAL REPORT

The Montana Corridor from near the El Paso central business district east to Loop 375 is a major urban area transportation system element. Growth along the middle to eastern corridor end will likely create increased future demands. Improvements to transportation system elements within the corridor are clearly needed, but identification of the most desirable improvement scheme(s) is complicated by competing considerations. Corridor improvement scenarios ranging from full freeway construction to strategic arterial development have been evaluated and compared. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Large Network Demand Estimation System was used, with the complete El Paso highway network to evaluate network performance under each improvement scenario. Candidate improvement schemes were evaluated using two analysis levels which varied according to the quantity of detail and numbers of alternatives considered. Level One analysis examined a wide range of alternatives from a conceptual viewpoint. An active Technical Panel composed of TxDOT, City, and other officials chose among the Level One alternatives, narrowing the scope to those carried forward to the Level Two more detailed evaluation. The most feasible alternative emerging from detailed analysis is a phased strategic arterial corridor development program. Elements and phasing recommendations are presented, and they include emphasis on minimal disturbance of adjoining property, use of public transportation, and demand reduction activities.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/digitized/texasarchive/phase2/1942-1f.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research study title: Montana Avenue Feasibility Study. Published August 1994; revised May 1995.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 3208 Red River Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78705

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Transfer Office, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5051
• Authors:
  • Machemehl, R B
  • Lee, C E
  • Durrenberger, R
  • Hunter, M
  • Naqvi, A
• Publication Date: 1995-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 182 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Demand; Economic forecasting; Feasibility analysis; Forecasting; Improvements; Network analysis; Strategic planning; Transportation corridors; Transportation planning; Urban growth; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: El Paso (Texas)
• Old TRIS Terms: Urban corridors
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00720265
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TX-95+1942-1F, Res Rept 1942-1F, CTR 7-1942-1F
• Contract Numbers: Study 7-1942
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 24 1996 12:00AM