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Laredo World Trade Bridge"Mexico- U.S. trade increased in the 1980s and with it the traffic on the downtown Laredo Juarez-Lincoln Bridge. By the end of this decade, Texas, the City of Laredo, Mexico, the City of Nuevo Laredo and others were discussing how to accommodate this situation..."
"...The new bridge was opened April 15, 2000 and the downtown back ups disappeared and truck traffic was successfully diverted to the new bridge. "
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"From the perspective of the State of Texas, the construction of the World Trade Bridge was vitally needed from a transportation standpoint because of the congestion at the downtown Juarez-Lincoln Bridge" Luis. A. Ramirez, P.E.
Laredo District Engineer
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"As the world enters into the 21st Century, the City of Laredo is poised to be one of the major players in international trade movement with the full resources of four international bridges"
Elizabeth G. "Betty" Flores,
Laredo Mayor
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"According to the U.S. Department of Transportation roughly 83.2 percent of the U.S.-Mexico trade by dollar value moves by truck and rail. In 2001, the Laredo port of entry accounted for 41.1 percent of the total value of trade ($80 billion dollars), making it one of the busiest ports of entry for overland merchandise trade in the hemisphere." Miguel A. Conchas,
President and CEO
Laredo Chamber of Commerce
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"The World Trade Bridge was opened to traffic in April 2000. The effect this has had on economic growth seems striking." Martin Weiss
Principal Program Official for NCPD
Federal Highway Administration
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