Highways 281 and 77. are the two busiest highways going to and from our southern border. In fact. in 1993. these two highways handled approximately 4.7 million vehicles. a fourth of which were trucks. Rio Grande Valley highways service nine Intemational border crossings which have a total of 30 lanes. In 1994. these nine ports of entry handled approximately 28.3 million crossings. The extension of highpriority corridor 18 into the Lower Rio Grande Valley will link together many of the major economic centers of our Nation with Canada and Mexico. providing us with a seamless trade corridor for the safe and efficient flow of goods.
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