Georgia Ports Authority Planning $29 Million in Overpass Project
In a joint venture with the city of Savannah and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), the GPA will be putting $29 million in an overpass linking Ocean Terminal to Route 17.
This overpass project is to help enable trucks to directly access Route 17, instead of using Louisville Road and local streets to enter the highway.
“This is a port project in the best interest of the community. We want to keep trucks off local neighborhood roads for safety and sustainability reasons,” says Griff Lynch, President and CEO of Georgia Ports Authority.
System Failures on Mexico’s Customs Systems Causes Truck Delays at the Border
Last week, Mexico’s National Customs Agency (ANAM) experienced failures on their customs systems, impacting cross-border trade as truckers experienced delays, according to various sources.
Timeline:
- Tuesday, February 6th: ANAM started to report issues in their customs operating system
- Wednesday, February 7th: All operations were suspended on the bridge that connects Nuevo Laredo, Mexico to the Word Trade Bridge (which typically handles tens of thousands of trucks per day) in Laredo, Texas.
- By the morning of Thursday, February 8th the World Trade Bridge was reopened. The issue stemmed from computer software issues.
Slowly but surely cargo traffic is getting back to normal at these impacted areas. However, freight backlogs at the U.S. – Mexico border have caused millions of dollars in lost revenue for various entities in the freight industry.
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