JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Mexican Association of Importers and Exporters (ANIERM) submitted a petition to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The organization works in parallel with the Mexico-United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA) and ANIERM, along with other business and industry associations, want to oppose the removal of commercial cargo crossings from the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA); they now say the request was accepted and are awaiting a response.
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has initiated a modernization project for ‘BOTA,’ set to start next year. The project involves closing the commercial cargo crossing, which, according to ANIERM, could have several potential economic and environmental impacts in Juárez and on the border.
“One of the things we did to prevent the closure of the cargo crossing at ‘BOTA’ was to file a petition with the CEC, and we asked this organization to review whether the United States conducted the necessary studies to ensure that there would be no environmental impact on the border region,” said ANIERM Chihuahua delegate Marcelo Vázquez Tovar…