West El Paso drivers navigating the gap between Loop 375 and Dewberry Drive will see a groundbreaking ceremony for the Resler Drive Extension on Sept. 30.
The project is designed to strengthen street connectivity and improve mobility in the area. According to KFOX14, the extension represents an approximately $12.6 million investment to build nearly half a mile of new roadway connecting Loop 375 to Dewberry Drive. A separate report from KTSM describes the project differently, putting the cost at $19.3 million while it was still in the design phase — a discrepancy the available reporting does not reconcile.
What's Actually Getting Built
Once complete, the extension will carry Resler Drive from South Loop 375 to Dewberry Drive as a four-lane divided roadway, the same KTSM report notes. The scope goes well beyond pavement: KFOX14's coverage lists intersection improvements, street illumination, shared-use paths, ADA ramps, landscaping, bicycle facilities, drainage infrastructure and public art as part of the build.
A HigherGov listing describes roadway work and landscaping for the project.
Who's Building It and When
The El Paso City Council has awarded $30.8 million in construction contracts covering both the Resler Drive and Montwood Drive extension projects, the city's report states. International Eagle Enterprises was awarded the construction contract for the Resler Drive Extension, the same account notes, and the firm also picked up the Montwood contract, according to the KFOX14 report.
Mobilization and other preparations are expected to follow the groundbreaking and precede major construction activity, according to KFOX14. Construction itself is expected to take approximately 13 months, with completion anticipated in winter 2027, the city's account states.
How It's Being Paid For
Both the Resler and Montwood extensions are funded through the voter-approved 2022 Community Progress Bond, the city's report indicates. Together, the two projects represent a $30.8 million investment the city says is meant to better connect neighborhoods and support continued growth, per the KFOX14 report. City officials have framed the Resler project specifically as a way to deliver safer, better connectivity and an improved quality of life for residents in Enchanted Hills and the surrounding community, the same outlet reports.
Public Art Component Included
Beyond asphalt and drainage pipe, the project carries a creative element. Artists Jeffrey Reed and Jennifer Madden of Reed Madden Designs were selected for the project's public-art component and are expected to share proposed designs for community feedback, according to the KTSM report on the project's open house.
