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Council hears options to reduce truck turnarounds at World Trade Bridge; staff to return with technology and policy fixes
Summary
Bridge staff outlined causes and mitigation options for commercial vehicle turnarounds caused by insufficient funds in bridge toll accounts; council requested a staff report and asked for an online application, required backup credit cards and other changes to reduce traffic disruption.
City bridge staff briefed the Laredo City Council on Monday about recurring commercial vehicle turnarounds at the World Trade Bridge caused by insufficient account funds and a low rate of automated replenishment, and council asked staff to return with proposed technical and policy changes.
Staff said turnarounds occur when a commercial account lacks sufficient funds and a driver must be turned around to go to the bridge office to make payment; that process creates traffic disruption at the port of entry. Bridge staff reported combined figures for May indicating a small percentage of accounts account for most turnarounds: of…
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