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Mexico slow to start border bridge
Bridge to help with congested traffic
Updated: Monday, 17 Sep 2012, 3:44 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 17 Sep 2012, 3:44 PM CDT
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A border bridge project between West Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua hasn't started on the southern side of the Rio Grande a year after plans were announced.
Construction of the long-awaited Tornillo bridge, aimed at relieving congested cargo traffic lanes between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, started on the U.S. side in July.
Ernesto Carrizal, El Paso County's director of public works, says U.S. officials told him Mexico remains committed to the project. Carrizal told county commissioners Monday that he isn't concerned about the delay because projects on the Mexican side usually start late and still finish on time.
Carrizal says different phases on the U.S. side are anywhere from 40 percent to 90 percent completed.
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