EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Long lines of semis at El Paso border crossings caused by a backlog due to Mexican protests.
El Paso drivers are being warned as long lines of semis have been spotted at border crossings on Friday afternoon.
Cameras from the Texas Department of Transportation show semi traffic backed up on US-54– heading to the Bridge of the Americas– and Loop 375– heading towards the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge.
This comes as the Mexican government reportedly reached a deal with protestors who had been blocking major roads across Mexico since Monday, demanding improvements in highway security, legal regulations on water, and agricultural issues.
According to Mexican officials, on Thursday, the federal government struck a deal between protestors who said they were going to lift the blockades as the government promised to tackle the issues.
Manuel Sotelo, the general director of Fletes Sotelo, a trucking company in Ciudad Juárez, said that the blockades caused a backlog of about 20,000 trucks, and so, despite the blockades being lifted, what we are now seeing are those trucks all trying to cross.
Video from CNN Newsource showed the blockades in Mexican highways.
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Mexican farmers and truckers organized a nationwide strike on Monday. Credit: CNN Newsource
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