Feds propose permanent truck ban at El Paso port of entry
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Sep 20, 2024 / 01:05 PM CDT
Updated: Sep 20, 2024 / 03:19 PM CDT
Lawmaker says other commercial ports in West Texas, New Mexico can handle truck traffic no longer going to BOTA
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A federal agency is proposing permanently banning commercial truck traffic from the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, said on Friday.
The General Services Administration’s recommendation comes as the federal government readies a multimillion-dollar overhaul on one of the busiest ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border. The agency will open a 45-day public comment period on the proposed redesign of the structure ending Nov. 4, Escobar said.
“I know that the announcement of no commercial traffic on the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) as part of the environmental impact statement phase will be great news for some members of our binational community and will be unwelcome news for some members of our binational community,” the congresswoman from El Paso said during an online briefing with reporters.
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