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Bridge traffic and revenues up; county net receipts rise $1.5M year-to-date
Summary
Bridge System staff reported traffic and revenue increases across the county’s international bridges — including large percentage gains in truck revenue at the Free Trade bridge — and said county net receipts were $1.5 million above budget year‑to‑date with a possible $2M positive year‑end variance.
Cameron County Bridge System staff presented the Q3 FY26 traffic and revenue report, showing increases across several crossings. Gateway Bridge auto traffic rose about 2% with revenues up 27% (the revenue jump tied to recent rate increases); Free Trade Bridge passenger traffic rose 1% with a 27% revenue increase while commercial crossings jumped roughly 106% with a 95% increase in truck revenue; Veterans Bridge passenger traffic increased 4% with revenues up about 30% though commercial vehicle counts dipped slightly.
Bridge staff told the court that county net revenue compared with budget is up $1,500,000 year‑to‑date and that, if current trends continue, the county could end the year about $2,000,000 over budget. "The county's portion that we keep, compared to what we budgeted, we're up, $1,500,000," the presenter said during the report. The court acknowledged the report for the record.
