Outlook improves for Santa Teresa infrastructure

By Alta LeCompte

Las Cruces Bulletin

Both federal and state support appear to be growing for road improvements in rapidly developing Santa Teresa, site of a port of entry to Mexico and the Union Pacific intermodal facility.

At a briefing Monday, Oct. 20, at Omega Trucking Inc. in Sunland Park, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D.- NM, said he has assurances of support from U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. Jerry Pacheco of the New Mexico Border Industrial Association (BIA) said state Sen. John Arthur Smith also is on board. Smith chairs the SenateFinance Committee.

The briefing at Omega Trucking was one of a flurry of meetings, hearings and lobbying ops throughout the state prior to Congress resuming work after the November election and the New Mexico Legislature convening in January 2015.

Pacheco said three state legislative committees in the past month have met in Santa Teresa.

He said the influential and generally frugal Smith backs funding for road improvements in Santa Teresa.

“He (Smith) told the rest of the committee: ‘This is what’s happening. We’ve got to support this,’” Pacheco said.

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