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Laredo mayor directs staff to study peak-hour bridge toll increases; industry and port advisory committee urge transparency
Summary
City of Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor D. Trevino directed staff Jan. 28 to study increasing bridge tolls during known peak hours and return within six months with implementation options, timelines and industry outreach plans.
City of Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor D. Trevino successfully moved on Jan. 28 for city management to study raising bridge tolls during known peak hours as part of a traffic-management strategy (c 25 c-06) and to return to council in about six months with recommended toll amounts, an implementation timeline and evidence that the trade industry had been included in planning.
The motion, which passed on a voice vote, does not raise tolls immediately. “What I would like to direct management to do within the next 6 months … is to recommend an increase on the amount of the tolls, a timeline for implementation to include the trade industry in their discussions,” Mayor Trevino said before formalizing the motion.
The discussion focused on whether peak-hour pricing could reduce…
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