County commissioners updated on road projects

Cameron County road construction projects are cruising along, according to updates presented Tuesday to the commissioners court. BY NADIA TAMEZ-ROBLEDO STAFF WRITER FOR THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD Cameron County road construction projects are cruising along, according to updates presented Tuesday to the commissioners court. Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority Executive Director Pete Sepulveda Jr. said getting…

Customer Advisory – TPS CCRMA – August 7, 2017

TxTag/EZ TAG/Toll Tag CUSTOMER ADVISORY: Earlier this year in May of 2017, Texas tolling agencies (TxTAG, NTTA, and HCTRA) began a transition to a new interoperability HUB to include Kansas and Oklahoma Turnpike Authorities. This new HUB referred to as the Central United States Interoperability Hub or CUSIOP for short, will allow agency tags to…

SH 550 Improvements

Temporary Closures on SH 550. May 18, 2017 - Rancho Viejo, TX - The Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) will be improving safety and roadway conditions for its travelers from Saturday, May 20, 2017, to Monday, May 22, 2017. The SH 550 Improvements consist of concrete barrier installation and roadway smoothing along bridge approaches. Clore…

Second Access Update

Cameron County, TX - We now have more information on the second access project coming to South Padre Island. The Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) has been working on a second causeway on the northern end of the island since 2008.The project is still undergoing environmental clearance from regulatory agencies. This is a phase…

Rail Bridge Wins Award

Cameron County’s West Rail Relocation Project, which removed train traffic from the center of Brownsville and Matamoros and involved construction of the first U.S.-Mexico rail bridge in more than a century, has been awarded the Transportation Achievement Award for Design by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Mexico’s federal government shared in the recognition, which was…

Cameron County Receives the 2016 Transportation Achievement Award for Design from The Institute of Transportation Engineers

Anaheim, CA— Cameron County and the Federal Government of Mexico received the Transportation Achievement Award for Design at the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibit, held August 14–17, in Anaheim, CA, USA. The Brownsville and Matamoros West Railroad Relocation received the ITE’s 2016 Transportation Achievement Award for Design for the relocation…