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Aerial view of vehicles waiting to cross the U.S./Mexico border.

Vehicles queued up at a U.S./Mexico border crossing.

Texas led all states in surface trade with Mexico in 2006 with $76.1 billion.  With more than 85 percent of surface trade into Texas from Mexico moved by truck, research efforts are underway to:

  • measure and improve the performance of the overall supply chain at the border,
  • expedite border crossing times,
  • enhance border security, and
  • develop a Multimodal Corridor Master Plan to increase Mexico’s competitiveness in the global marketplace.

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) established an international office in Mexico City, Mexico. TTI Program Manager Juan Carlos Villa moved to Mexico City at the beginning of August, 2010. Villa, along with other TTI researchers, are working with officials in Cuidad Juárez and El Paso, as well as Mexican Customs and the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transport to solve the most pressing transportation problems between the two countries.

Map to Mexico City Office.

Featured Research

TTI Provides Technical Assistance Study on Railway Grade Crossings in Mexico

Featured image for postMexico’s national railway network consists of 16,700 miles of railway lines. Following a restructuring and privatization completed in 1998, the system is operated under long-term concessions to the federal government. The restructuring has resulted in the steady growth of freight rail traffic and increased efficiency. The road and rail systems intersect at more than 7,000 […]

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