Brownsville overweight truck corridor expanded

   The Texas Transportation Commission last week approved an amendment that will expand the Port of Brownsville’s authority to issue permits for operating overweight trucks on designated highways in the district.
   Port officials have had limited authority for a number of years to issue overweight permits to businesses along certain designated routes. The amendment expands the port’s authority, specifically to businesses along State Highway 48.
   The overweight corridor allows trucks transporting goods to and from the port into Mexico to carry cargo about 1.5 times over the U.S. weight limit. 
   “This extension will enhance the ability of companies located on the northern side of the port to utilize the corridor,” said Eduardo A. Campirano, port director and chief executive officer, in a statement.
   A majority of the cargo transported along the overweight corridor consists of steel, the port said.