Jose G. Landa
Staff writer

The Eagle Pass International Bridge System has reported a decrease in vehicle crossings for January of 2018.
Bridge System reports show that during the month of January there was a 3.4 percent decrease when compared to January of 2017. The decrease accounts for  7,084 less vehicle crossings during this time period.

A tractor trailer crashed into the guard rail of the N. Veterans’s Blvd. overpass Friday morning, ending up on the opposite side of the roadway and haulting traffic. The Eagle Pass Police Dept. responded to the scene to control traffic and assisited in the removal of the 18-wheeler. There were no serious injuries as a result of the collision.

Jaclyn Guzmán

Staff writer

   The City of Eagle Pass and US CBP held a ribbon cutting for the commercial lane expansion project on International Bridge II.

The City of Eagle Pass Bridge System continues to see a decrease in pedestrian traffic.

LAREDO – Effective today, Thursday, September 14, 2017, the new traffic signal at the intersection of FM 1021 (El Indio Highway) and State Loop (SL) 480 in Eagle Pass in Maverick Co.

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Office will be monitoring traffic closely as the school year begins. 

US 83 N was closed three miles north of Asherton and south of Carrizo Springs in Dimmit County after a fatal car crash on Sunday, May 14.

Beginning on May 3, 2017, Zumwalt Construction is scheduled to begin work on Business (BU) 277 in Eagle Pass/Maverick Co. Therefore, alternate lane closures will be in effect. Limits of the project are from Veterans Blvd to Ceylon St for an approximate length of 1.5 miles. The work will consist of mill & inlay of asphalt pavement. The project duration is about 2 months.