City of McAllen Receives $25 Million Federal Grant
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Sep 11, 2022, 0 Comments
Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
INFRA grants for multimodal freight highway projects
The City of McAllen has just received a $25 million INFRA grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Anzalduas International Bridge expansion project. The project will construct commercial inspection facilities at the Anzalduas Land Port of Entry, including inspection booths, inspection docks, equipment, roadway, parking and sidewalks. The project will make improvements to the southbound inspection facilities and construct northbound facilities.
“I would like to thank Senator John Cornyn for his support on this expansion project to help Anzalduas International Bridge become a full commercial bridge,” said Mayor Javier Villalobos. “This will allow increased trade with Mexico, America’s greatest trading partner. It will boost the region’s, the state’s and even the nation’s economy.”
Mayor Villalobos went on to further thank Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the Rio Grande Valley Congressional Delegations, for being instrumental in the awarding of this grant. The expansion project will improve safety, generate economic benefits, reduce congestion, enhance efficiency, eliminate freight bottlenecks, and improve critical freight movement.
”This grant confirms what we have always preached about this project: its significance goes much beyond our region. It is a project that impacts the entire State of Texas and the United States.” said McAllen City Manager Roel “Roy” Rodriguez, P.E. “We applaud the efforts of Senator Cornyn and the Rio Grande Valley Congressional Delegation and we thank Secretary Buttigieg and congratulate him for seeing the magnitude of this port of entry project and the impact it will have for our country. I also want to thank Mayor Villalobos and the McAllen City Commissioners for sticking with it. It takes a lot courage to make these types of investments for projects that are so visionary. I am so proud to be on this team.”
The INFRA Grants Program, or Infrastructure for Rebuilding America, awards competitive grants for multimodal freight and highway projects of national or regional significance to improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of the movement of freight and people across rural and urban areas.
