Residents of Vado, New Mexico, have begun building their own roads from recycled shingles, a report by KVIA says. In the past, there have been complaints of the roads being unfit for driving and badly damaged.
The roads in the community, which is about 30 miles north of El Paso, Texas, that are being paved include Cabolla Lane, Tarin Road and Coleman Road, the report says. Work on Cabolla Lane has begun and the latter two will be paved in a couple weeks.
A local company from El Paso, Texas, donated over 60 tons of recycling shingles to the community through the nonprofit group Communities in Action and Faith (CAFÉ), who also raised an additional $3,000 that will go toward construction, according to the report.
The group told KVIA that the treatment will only last a couple of years, but it’s asking for government bodies to take notice in the meantime. Since the road is privately owned, Dona Ana County is not obligated to maintain it.
According to the report, residents of the community told commissioners in January that first responders struggled to reach their homes.
County commissioners previously suspended a resolution that would allow residents who lived in communities like Vado to petition to allow the county to take over their roads. A commissioner told KVIA that the county is reassessing the resolution.