The head of the New Mexico Border Authority says a $2 million study on the feasibility of building an international rail crossing at Santa Teresa is on a fast track.
Bill Mattiace says the feasibility study could be completed as early as July.
Mattiace says the rail crossing would be a key element in building the border community into a regional powerhouse for international trade.
HNTB, a Houston-based international engineering, architecture and planning firm, was selected last year to conduct the feasibility study for the new railway bypass and international border crossing.
If there's promise, the project would be designed to link with a proposed railroad to be built from Mexico's west coast to San Jeronimo, just across the border from Santa Teresa.
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