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Mayor: Texas commission approves $558.5 million for Santa Maria rail separation, Laredo remains top inland port
Summary
Mayor Victor de Trevino announced the Texas Transportation Commission approved roughly $558.5 million for the Santa Maria rail grade separation and reiterated Laredo’s status as the leading inland port in U.S. land trade, while noting national valuations can shift rankings by dollar value.
At the start of the Feb. 26 special meeting, Mayor Victor de Trevino announced that the Texas Transportation Commission had unanimously approved approximately $558,500,000 in state funding for the Santa Maria rail grade separation.
"This is a plus for Laredo," the mayor said, adding that Port Laredo ‘‘remains the number 1 inland port in The United States’’ by volume. He cautioned that national trade‑value rankings can shift because larger seaports and airports handle goods measured at higher dollar value, but said Laredo continues to lead in commercial truck crossings and volume.
The mayor also briefly noted an upcoming ethylene oxide (ETO) assessment press conference and said the city council has initiated local air monitoring related to a sterilizing company's renewal proceeding.
The funding announcement positions the Santa Maria rail project for the next steps in planning and project sequencing; the council later discussed sequencing capital projects and requiring life‑cycle maintenance cost estimates before advancing CIP items.
