Abstract:
Urban areas along the Texas-Mexico border have experienced phenomenal growth rates in recent years. This growth has put enormous pressure on the capability of the affected communities to provide adequate levels of service in a number of areas. Infrastructure, particularly transportation infrastructure, is one of those areas affected by the accelerated growth. This paper describes an analysis of recent growth rates in the Laredo area and focuses on the relationship between those growth rates and future traffic volumes. The paper examines future transportation improvement issues and describes the effect of future traffic growth rates on the timing and feasibility of those transportation improvements.
