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Port of Entry - New Mexico |
Port of Entry - New Mexico Transportation
Air Transportation: El Paso International Airport: Commercial, Freight, Full Customs Services (El Paso, TX)
Do�a Ana County International Airport: Freight: UPS, others; Full Customs Services (Santa Teresa, NM)
Cd. Juarez, Mexico International Airport: Commercial, Freight; Full Customs Services (Cd. Juarez, Mexico)
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| Rail Transportation: Union Pacific/ Southern Pacific RR: (Houston, TX to Longbeach, CA + connections)
Santa Teresa, NM: Future site of US/Mexico rail port of entry for El Paso, TX area and Camino Real Intermodal Facility for truck, rail and air.
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| Highway Transportation: Interstate 10: (direct access via NM 136) NM 136 "Pete V. Domenici Hwy": (4-lane, limited access hwy connecting US/Mexico border with Interstate 10)
NM 273 "McNutt Rd.": (El Paso,TX-Sunland Park,NM-Santa Teresa,NM-Canutillo, TX)
NM Hwy 9 "Columbus Hwy": (Santa Teresa-Columbus, NM-Palomas, Mexico)
Mexico Hwy 2 "Casas Grandes Hwy": (Santa Teresa,NM-Cd. Juarez,Mexico and Cd. Chihuahua, Mexico)
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Santa Teresa Port of Entry Advantages� Average commercial crossing times: 7 - 10 minutes v. 2 - 3 hours at El Paso, TX ports of entry
� Average commercial crossings per day: 140 v. 800 at El Paso, TX ports of entry
� By-pass Cd. Juarez-El Paso urban congestion
� Total distance to Cd. Juarez, Mexico: 24 miles to traffic circle
� Total distance to Cd. Chihuahua, Mexico: 238 miles
� Land crossing, therefore no need to build bridges to expand port lanes
� Port expansion plans: $1.7 million; 25 more docks; $ 6.57 million over next five years
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