Traffic at Border Bridges Continues to Drop

Reported by: Melissa Correa
Email: melissac@krgv.com
Last Update: 6:45 pm

Just as the Valley's economy is set to get a boost, the violence in Mexico is dragging it down. Traffic at our border bridges continues to drop.

CHANNEL 5 NEWS called around. We made a trip out to a couple border bridges. We didn't see the slowdown, but it's there. Long wait times and violence down south is affecting traffic. The people who manage those bridges are now hoping for a holiday miracle

It doesn't matter if you're moving north or south. Get ready to wait. People in line to cross through our border bridges are in it for the long haul.

“As you can see, there's a long line right now. That's a two- to three-hour line,â€