A major bridge between the United States\u00a0 and Mexico in El Paso is about to get a makeover and part of it will include a stoppage of freight crossings.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: El Paso Coliseum Marked Safe From Bridge Construction<\/a><\/p>\n The Bridge Of The Americas<\/a> … the international crossing near the Chamizal Memorial<\/a> … is about to undergo a major upgrade. While that work goes on, commercial traffic will be halted. That’s going to force trucks to cross elsewhere and Santa Teresa is hoping they’ll come to them.<\/p>\n It’s not going to happen anytime soon but it will happen. After 2028, no more commercial vehicle, (18 wheelers), will cross into the USA via that bridge.<\/p>\n The feds expect to start work on an overhaul to the Bridge of the Americas in early 2028, and a memo from the General Services Administration says all commercial cargo operations at the port will be eliminated. –\u00a0krqe<\/a><\/p>\n Where Else Can Big Rigs Cross The US – Mexico Border?<\/p>\n Truckers can cross at any of the other bridges in\/around El Paso but the Bridge of the Americas<\/a> handles the bulk of the commercial traffic. Getting even an 80% slice of that monstrous commercial crossing pie would be huge for Santa Teresa.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Why Are El Paso Border Crossings So Tall?<\/a><\/p>\n Santa Teresa Prepares For Commercial Traffic<\/p>\n NMDOT continues to invest in strategic infrastructure improvements, including the Border Connector Highway, new road\u00a0designed for commercial truck traffic between\u00a0the\u00a0Santa Teresa Port of Entry\u00a0and I-10. Phase 1 of the project, which will\u00a0construct\u00a07.5 miles of two-lane highway from the Santa Teresa Port of Entry to McNutt\u00a0Road (NM 273)\u00a0in Sunland Park, is scheduled for\u00a0contract\u00a0letting\u00a0in November 2026. – krqe<\/a><\/p>\n There’s no telling what effects this will have throughout the area but residents and commuters in Santa Teresa and especially along Artcraft will find out soon.<\/p>\n 20 of the Best El Paso Hacks You Should Know<\/p>\n Living in the Sun City? These fun and clever El Paso hacks will help you navigate the heat, traffic, and everyday chaos like a pro.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Joanna Barba<\/p>\n Water Flowing Through the Rio Grande in EL Paso, Texas<\/p>\n When the Rio Grande is full it brings so much life to El Paso. <\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Kevin Vargas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major bridge between the United States\u00a0 and Mexico in El Paso is about to get a makeover…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":190957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1907,138,140,139,143,2383,223],"class_list":["post-190956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-audio-videos-photos","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-local-el-paso","tag-new-mexico","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}