Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2 Commercial Lane Expansion Project Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to be held Monday, November 13th

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

The City of Eagle Pass, Texas and the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2 Commercial Lane Expansion Project will be held on Monday, November 13, 2017, at 10 A.M. 

The $7 Million Commercial Lane Expansion Project at the Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2 is a partnership between the City of Eagle Pass and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).  All commercial trucks coming into the United States at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry from Mexico will now have two lanes specifically designated for them to facilitate the inspection and processing of all commercial traffic, expediting the time necessary to cross commercial traffic while eliminating heavy 18 wheeler tractor-trailer traffic from the regular vehicle lanes at Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2.

On Thursday, November 2, 2017, TxDOT Chief Engineer Bill Hale visited Eagle Pass to receive a personal tour of the just completed Commercial Lane Expansion Project by Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English Cantu and the Eagle Pass Business and Economic Development Committee.  TxDOT partially funded the Commercial Lane Expansion Project.

The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2 Administration Parking Area.  Attendees are asked to park at the Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center and the City will provide shuttles to transport people to and back from the ribbon cutting ceremony. 

Scheduled to attend the Commercial Lane Expansion Project ribbon cutting ceremony include Texas State Representative Poncho Nevarez, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico Mayor Fernando Puron, and U.S. House of Representative Will Hurd.

All Eagle Passans and persons interested in international trade and economic development are invited to attend the Eagle Pass International Bridge No. 2 Commercial Lane Expansion Project Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Monday, November 13th.  

For more information, please contact the City of Eagle Pass at (830) 773-1111.