EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A new study is fueling debate over the planned end of commercial truck traffic at the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry, a change federal officials have tied to a major modernization project that supporters say would improve quality of life for nearby residents but critics warn could cost the El Paso region billions.
The U.S. General Services Administration is modernizing the Bridge of the Americas, also known as BOTA, to update aging infrastructure while ending commercial cargo operations.
An economic impact study by the El Paso Chamber of Commerce examined what that shift could mean for the region’s economy and for truck traffic at other ports of entry…