CONGRESSMAN GONZALEZ ANNOUNCES $25 MILLION FOR THE CITY OF MCALLEN TO EXPAND ANZALDUAS BRIDGE  

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the City of McAllen will be receiving $25,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Anzalduas Bridge Expansion Project. The funding comes from the INFRA (known statutorily as the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects) grants program.

"Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are delivering funding to the Rio Grande Valley to update our roads, bridges and highways," stated Congressman Gonzalez. "The Rio Grande Valley is an economic powerhouse for the rest of the state and country. This project will have economic and safety benefits for industries in South Texas and U.S.!"

This 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.

The project will upgrade the Anzalduas Bridge crossing to full commercial service that will address system vulnerabilities, improve travel time reliability, and improve economic competitiveness for commercial freight traffic crossing the border. The project will also establish Non-Intrusive Inspection technologies and innovative inspection design to improve safety and efficiency.