Following aftermath of World Trade Bridge protests

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS)—Talks between officials and protesters at the World Trade Bridge seem to work, as traffic continued to flow Thursday evening, November 14.

There had been much attention earlier this week after two days of protests were staged on the Mexican side of the port of entry in Nuevo Laredo.

Families of people who had gone missing were demanding answers from federal authorities in Mexico.

Local officials on both sides of the border, including Laredo’s Mayor, Dr. Victor Trevino, had been meeting to discuss resolving traffic issues that came as a result of those protests from Tuesday, November 12, and Wednesday, November 13.

According to Mayor Trevino, “As a contingency plan, the city worked with the Laredo Police Department and Mexican Customs to allow for the diversion of World Trade Bridge traffic to the Columbia-Solidarity Bridge. La Alcadesa Carmen Lilia Canturosas has been personally involved and engaged with the protesters to alleviate the situation. It appears as though traffic flow has improved as of this morning. As the number one port-of-entry in the U.S., these types of mitigation measures are necessary to avoid further disruption of international trade that flows at a rate of $1.2M per minute. We continue to work with both customs agencies and the international trade community in creating additional mitigation to reduce the amount of disruption.“

There have been no reports of any protests from Mexican media as of Thursday, November 14.

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