Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, US Trade Rep. Ron Kirk inaugurate Anzalduas International Bridge
High-level officials from Mexico and the United States gathered near the Anzalduas International Bridge on Jan. 11, 2010 to officially inaugurate the newest crossing between the two countries in 10 years. Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, joined by the Mayor of Reynosa and Governor of Tamaulipas, discussed how this trade will help grow the economy in Mexico and allow free trade to flourish. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk came down for the ceremony.
With Rep. Kirk in the area, local officials from McAllen and the surrounding cities used the time to push for commercial traffic on Anzalduas. Currently, the presidential permit does not permit truck traffic until 2015 or traffic reaches 15,000 trucks per day on the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge. However, managers are local manufacturing plants in McAllen/Reynosa have indicated that commercial on Anzalduas International Bridge would greatly reduce costs, allow them to operate more efficiently. Kirk promised to take this message to President Barack Obama and see what is possible. Click here to read the story from The Monitor and in in the Rio Grande Guardian.
Here are some links to media coverage from Monday’s event about the Anzalduas International Bridge inauguration:
San Antonio Express News
The Monitor
Rio Grande Guardian
Associated Press
KRGV
ValleyCentral.com