New El Paso Area Port Expected to Open to Commercial Traffic in March

The new Tornillo-Guadalupe bridge and port of entry facilities in Texas are expected to open to commercial traffic in March, said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (here). The new port, near El Paso, opened to pedestrians and other traffic on Feb. 4, the Department of Homeland Security said in a separate news release (here). Construction on the new bridge and port of entry, which are hoped to alleviate traffic congestion in the area, began in 2011 (see 11072516).