Wednesday, July 14, 2010

TxDOT awards $34 million for East Loop Project

July 13, 2010 9:25 PM
By LAURA B. MARTINEZ, The Brownsville Herald

The sights and sounds of tractor-trailer rigs traveling through state Highway 48 to International Boulevard in Brownsville could become less of a nuisance for motorists and businesses in a few years.

The Texas Department of Transportation of TxDOT’s State’s Pass Through Financing Program recently awarded Cameron County more than $34 million for the construction of the East Loop Project.

The East Loop project, which has been in the planning stages for at least 15 years, would connect Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates to the Port of Brownsville.

It would allow the rerouting of traffic from ... Click here to read more

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