TxDOT wants to improve Laredo-to-RGV connectivity
MCALLEN, Texas – Having listened to the views of stakeholders when developing the new Texas-Mexico Border Transportation Master Plans, TxDOT is moving ahead with plans to improve connectivity between the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo.
This was confirmed by Caroline Mays, director of the Freight, Trade and Connectivity Section of the Texas Department of Transportation during a Zoom conversation with the Rio Grande Guardian.
The conversation focused on how the 400-page master plan was developed and what recommendations came out of it. The master plan projects that truck movements across Texas-Mexico border crossings will triple over the next 30 years.
“One of the key comments we heard was, connectivity between border crossings, connectivity between border regions. And you in the lower Rio Grande Valley region, the biggest thing we heard was connectivity between the RGV and Laredo,” Mays said.
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