City leaders from both sides of the border and members of the private sector came together Monday, Oct. 31 for a joint groundbreaking ceremony across Laredo and Nuevo Laredo as Kansas City Southern took the next step in its $100 million project to build a new international railroad bridge.
“This is really historic. It has been over a hundred years since we built the first bridge,” Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz said. “The fact the private sector is investing $100 million is a huge indicator of what they foresee in the future. That is economic growth and jobs throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. KCS and their association with the Canadian and Mexican railroads is huge. We are fortunate to have them here. They believe in Laredo and they believe in our location. Obviously logistics plays a huge factor in transportation.”
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on the east…
