Bridge director reports higher crossings and mixed port trends as December revenues rise
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Summary
Bridge Director Luis Bassan told the board the bridge system saw record and rising traffic in December, reporting 116,233 total vehicle crossings and bridge-by-bridge shifts; he also reported December revenues for one report stream as $2,373,704 and handed off to the finance presenter for a quarterly breakdown.
Luis Bassan, bridge director for the Pharr International Bridge Authority, opened the meeting with a month-end operational update, saying the bridge system finished December with strong traffic numbers and notable differences across ports of entry. "We ended the year 2025 on a on a high note at the bridge, with some some good numbers, some record numbers, actually," Bassan said.
Bassan reported total vehicle crossings for December at 116,233, a 2.46% increase compared with the same period in the previous fiscal year. He broke down movements by port: Gateway showed an 18% increase (daily average 3,773), Veterans/Los Tomates rose about 4% (daily average 5,083), and Free Trade/Los Indios decreased roughly 2% (daily average 1,318). McAllen/Anzalduas were down by about 5% with a combined daily average of 13,102, while other ports such as Eagle Pass and Laredo recorded increases between 3% and 7%.
On commercial traffic, Bassan said southbound truck crossings totaled 58,919 in December, an 11.25% increase year over year, and noted sizable growth at specific crossings: Anzalduas' empty-truck southbound volume rose about 28% (daily average 142 trucks), and Eagle Pass showed a 34% increase in trucks (daily average 1,114). He also provided an axle-based monthly comparison showing shifts in 2–6 axle truck counts.
Bassan reported revenues "for the month of December" at $2,373,704, a figure he characterized as a sizable increase over the prior-year period. He concluded his administrative report and turned the meeting over to the finance presenter for a more detailed accounting and quarterly comparison.
What happens next: Bassan said additional quarterly and finance details would follow from the authority's financial consultant. The board did not take action on the operational figures; they were presented for information and discussion.
