New BOTA design to end commercial traffic at El Paso port
Sep 24, 2024 · For El Paso County Commissioner David Stout, one of the most vocal proponents of removing commercial traffic from Bridge of the Americas, the GSA's recent decision marks a hard-fought...
Bridge of Americas at end of 'useful life,' but how should it be ...
Sep 8, 2023 · Bridge of the Americas, the 50-year-old U.S. land port connecting El Paso to Juárez, is slated to undergo a massive facelift in the coming years, but first, the county, the federal government...
Bridge of the Americas Land Port of Entry - GSA
Built in 1967, the BOTA LPOE is located on the international border separating El Paso, TX, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, MX. This land port connects with the Mexican land port of “Cordova” in Juarez, Chihuahua, MX, and is one of four crossings in El Paso.
GSA advances modernization plans for Bridge of the Americas
Sep 23, 2024 · EL PASO, TX (KVIA) —The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has entered a new phase for the Bridge of the Americas modernization project. This phase includes a 45-day public comment...
GSA details 'preferred' plan to modernize Bridge of the Americas …
Sep 20, 2024 · EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Commercial lanes at the Bridge of the Americas may be gone if a preferred plan is finalized by the U.S. General Services Administration. It's the latest...
Bridge of the Americas to receive $650 million and $700 million …
May 15, 2023 · The Bridge of the Americas – known in the region as the “puente libre,” or the “free bridge,” because it has no crossing tolls – will receive between $650 million and $700 million for “new facilities for administration and improved facilities for pedestrian, passenger, commercial and primary inspections,” according to the U.S ...
El Paso's Bridge of the Americas gets federal funds to improve …
Feb 18, 2022 · There will be a $600 million federal investment to try and modernize the Bridge of the Americas Land Port of Entry in El Paso, a news release from U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar read. The money...
$600 million from infrastructure bill to update Bridge of the Americas ...
Feb 18, 2022 · EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry in South Central El Paso will receive more than $600 million for expansion and modernization projects as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Plans to improve the Bridge of the Americas in the works
Sep 21, 2024 · Officials said the U.S. General Services Administration has picked a "no-commercial traffic" alternative for the draft environmental impact statement. The project would upgrade and improve the...
Feds, El Paso propose Bridge of the Americas cargo traffic ban
Oct 20, 2024 · Traffic is seen at the El Paso port of entry at the Bridge of the Americas along the U.S.-Mexico border, in 2023. As part of a $700 million modernization project, federal officials have...