Doña AnaCounty, NM- The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an award to Doña Ana County in the amount of $1.1 million to invest in its efforts to plan, implement and operate an integrated logistics hub, being referred to as the Tradeport. “The County looks forward to working with the Federal government as we develop what the future of an intermodal center can be,” said County Manager Fernando Macias. “This latest announcement marks several wins for projects underway at the industrial park such as the grade separation of Industrial Avenue and the State’s commitment to expanding capacity out of the port of Santa Teresa port of entry.”
The project is located within the tri-state New Mexico|Texas|Chihuahua binational region economic zone and is situated directly at the US-Mexico international border with a commercial border crossing into the Ciudad Juarez region within its boundaries. This award indicates the federal government’s support for the project as a critical national infrastructure asset.
The Tradeport will not only leverage the unique, strategic, intersection of highway, airport, rail, and port of entry at Santa Teresa, but they will plan for future use of clean energy platforms such as electric vehicles and an automated movement of cargo to drive efficiencies. This logistics district will serve both domestic and international supply chain markets and enable regional and local companies to grow and increase regional business competitiveness.
The Tradeport project has already garnered vast regional support from public and private regional partners including the State of New Mexico, Port of Los Angeles, New Mexico State University, the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization, El Paso Council of Governments, Union Pacific Railroad, Daimler Trucks, New Mexico Chamber of Commerce, El Paso Electric, the (regional) Borderplex Alliance, the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Association, and the Border Industrial Association.
Southern New Mexico is well on its way to becoming the first hub on the transcontinental highway/rail corridor that intersects with the now developing California Inland Port that received the designation in 2021.
For more information on the U.S. Department of Transportation Regional Accelerators Program, visit https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-department-transportation-announces-new-members-its-regional-infrastructure.
