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Laredo police ask city and TxDOT to add signage and barriers at World Trade port approaches
Summary
Sergeant Andres Perez of the Laredo Police Department told the Laredo Bridge Advisory Committee that officers assigned to port operations regularly spend hours walking lanes on I‑69 West to identify empty tractor‑trailers when the Mexican crossing is closed.
Sergeant Andres Perez of the Laredo Police Department told the Laredo Bridge Advisory Committee that officers assigned to port operations regularly spend hours walking lanes on I‑69 West to identify empty tractor‑trailers when the Mexican crossing is closed. The department recommended clearer “empty lane” signage at three locations on I‑69 West, Spanish‑first sign text, extended concrete barriers along the frontage road and a permanent barrier at the FM‑1472 on‑ramp to reduce drivers cutting the line.
Perez said officers today must physically stop and ask trucks whether they are empty and then direct them into the left lane, which uses police time that could be…
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