CBP Hopes to Restore Operations by May 29 at Storm-Damaged Laredo Border Crossing
CBP hopes to restore operations by May 29 at a Laredo, Texas, border crossing damaged by a storm, it said (here). The Laredo World Trade Bridge, which sees 8,000 crossings daily, has been closed since a storm on May 21…
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damaged CBP facilities. Traffic is being diverted to the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge, which was unaffected by the storm, and CBP has extended the hours of the alternate crossing, it said. CBP and Mexican Customs (SAT) have agreed to keep the Laredo World Trade Bridge closed from May 22 to May 28 to provide for the cleanup, repairs and restoration of services, it said. “As provided for by bi-national business resumption plans, CBP and SAT will work collaboratively to prioritize FAST, perishable, and medical related shipments as truck lanes become operational” at the World Trade Bridge, CBP said in a separate CSMS message (here). A “snow day” is “being granted to filers for statements and payments due Monday, May 22, 2017,” it said.