{"id":220067,"date":"2026-03-25T17:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/220067\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:45:12","slug":"el-pasos-downtown-i-10-deck-plaza-project-gets-new-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/220067\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso’s Downtown I-10 Deck Plaza project gets new campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new campaign is being launched to garner support for the proposed Downtown I-10 Deck Plaza project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Elevate the 10”<\/a> is a community-wide initiative led by the Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation to ”\u00a0build support and continue momentum for the\u00a0Deck\u00a0Plaza, a vibrant park and gathering space that will reconnect (El Paso) neighborhoods, create green space, and become a signature destination for generations to come.”<\/p>\n

“This\u00a0isn’t\u00a0just a downtown project,” the Foundation said in a news release.\u00a0“It’s\u00a0a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape El Paso’s future\u00a0for all El Pasoans.”<\/p>\n

Through the website,<\/a> residents can view potential plans for the project and add their names to a growing list of supporters.<\/p>\n

The project has collected significant pledges of financial support since being announced in 2024, including $10 million from the Texas Legislature with a $584,000 city match, $25 million from the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization, $3.15 million in federal Community Project Funding, $1 million from El Paso County and $35 million in private philanthropy.<\/p>\n

Most recently, the El Paso City Council approved contributing just over $560,000 toward a $10.6-million advanced funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to design the Deck Plaza tunnel and other structural supports.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

An image on the “Elevate the 10” website shows a potential design for the proposed Downtown I-10 Deck Plaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis agreement\u00a0allows\u00a0El Paso the ability\u00a0to continue\u00a0moving toward a project that not only improves our transportation corridor, but creates new opportunities for connection, public space, and economic vitality,\u201d\u00a0Mayor Renard Johnson said in a news release.<\/p>\n

More: Price tag revealed for proposed Downtown I-10 deck plaza\/park; who’ll pay for it?<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rendering<\/p>\n

Rendering of what so-called Multicultural Forum space may look in proposed Downtown deck plaza\/park over Interstate 10.<\/p>\n

Adam Powell covers government and politics for the El Paso Times and can be reached via email at apowell@elpasotimes.com.<\/p>\n

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