Project Profile

International Transit Terminal

El Paso, Texas

Project Summary: In 1992, TGC proposed the development of an international terminal to merge providers in a coordinated, full-service facility with parking and provisions for transfers between local, intercity, and international carriers. Since that time, TGC has completed the feasibility study and identified the old El Paso Electric Company facility as the site to serve as the hub for Greyhounds Lines, Inc., and 15 other regional transit providers.

Project Highlights

Almost 99,000 workers, shoppers, and tourists cross one of the six points of entry between the border of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. Of these six, the downtown Paso Del Norte Bridge port-of-entry is by far the busiest. A mix of bus carriers, taxi cabs, tour operators, and others work in this downtown area. However, their operations are not coordinated and numerous facilities are hidden in a maze of streets resulting in less customer-friendly service and added costs.

Funding Initiatives

TGC assisted Sun Metro in its grant application for $9.3 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program funds to support the final design and construction of the International Transit Terminal. Additional costs for this $12 million project were secured through 5307 Discretionary funding. TGC also worked on a plan to supplement operational costs through joint development.

Joint Development

Given the higher-than-normal transit-dependence of the region’s population, the International Transit Terminal is a particularly challenging project because it will coordinate the operations and/or transfers of 16 different carriers. TGC worked closely with the City of El Paso, Greyhound Lines, and others to establish a building program that efficiently utilizes the facility through space sharing, maintains security, and fully meets the operational needs of all carriers.