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Bridgeboard: December crossings, axle mix and revenues rise year-over-year
Summary
Bridge Director Luis Bassan reported increases in car and truck crossings and a revenue uptick for December 2024, and staff said the board will start publishing northbound car counts from CBP data.
Bridge Director Luis Bassan reported to the Bridgeboard on January 2025 that December 2024 crossings and revenues were higher than the same period the previous fiscal year. Southbound car crossings totaled 60,477 in December, an increase of 7,224 cars (13.75%) from the same month in the prior fiscal year, and total bridge crossings for all vehicle types were 113,440, an increase of 8,479 vehicles (8.08%).
Bassan said the board will begin presenting northbound car counts provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and that northbound car crossings for December totaled 50,228, an increase of 5,195 cars (11.54%) over the same month last fiscal year. He also reported 52,963 southbound truck crossings in December (up 1,255 trucks, or 2.43%) and 56,425 northbound truck crossings (up 2,988 trucks, or 5.59%). Combined northbound and southbound truck crossings were 109,388 for December, a 4.04% increase over the same month last fiscal year.
Bassan and staff provided a further breakdown by axle counts and by full versus empty trucks. They reported that of the northbound truck total, 38,124 were full trucks and 18,301 were empty trucks; 19,275 of the full trucks were identified as agricultural trucks, representing 34% of produce imports through the facility in the reported month. Axle-class comparisons showed mixed month-to-month changes: two-axle trucks were down and five-axle trucks showed a notable decline in absolute counts, while cars accounted for 53% of all crossings for December.
On revenue, Bassan reported $1,758,294 in total revenues for December, an increase of $212,598 (13.75%) compared with the same month in the prior fiscal year. He closed the crossings and revenues presentation by inviting questions from the board.
Why it matters: year-over-year increases in crossings and revenues affect bond service capacity, operating budgets and the timing of planned projects such as the international bridge expansion and related traffic-management work. The board also noted that publishing northbound counts should improve monitoring of trade flows and the so-called “recapture” of vehicles that cross other nearby ports.
Board discussion that followed touched on the passenger experience and the value of the additional lanes on the Mexico side for southbound traffic, and members noted promotional possibilities to boost tourism and commercial traffic in partnership with local chambers of commerce.
