Texas-Mexico Border Transportation Master Plan
Why the Texas-Mexico Border Matters
Transportation infrastructure in Texas plays a vital role in facilitating the nation’s trade with Mexico. Given the current and projected travel demand, improving the capacity and operations of the existing multimodal infrastructure is critical to alleviate traffic congestion, facilitate international trade, e-commerce, reduce environmental impacts, and improve the quality of life for residents in the border region.
We, in collaboration with the Border Trade Advisory Committee (BTAC), partnered with binational federal, state, regional, and private sector stakeholders to undertake the development of the Texas-Mexico Border Transportation Master Plan 2021 (BTMP). The binational plan (English / Español) is a comprehensive, multi-modal, long-range plan that outlines 22 policies, 153 programs, and 661 project recommendations to address identified, current, and future cross-border issues and transportation needs, challenges, opportunities, and investment strategies for moving people and goods and enhancing the state’s economic competitiveness in trade and beyond.
Texas-Mexico Border Transportation Master Plan Documents
| Title | English | Español |
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| Texas-Mexico Border Master Transportation Plan 2021 |  |
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| Executive Summary | |
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| Texas-Mexico Border Master Transportation Plan Brochure | |
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| 2021 Report Appendices | |
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Binational Stakeholder Engagement: Regional Plans
TxDOT takes a holistic approach to border planning, developing one plan for the entire Texas-Mexico border, with the understanding that each border region is distinct and has unique geographic, trade, economic, and population characteristics. The binational plan covers the following three Texas-Mexico border regions:
| Title | English | Español |
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| El Paso/Santa Teresa/Chihuahua | |
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| Laredo/Coahuila/Nuevo León/Tamaulipas | |
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| Rio Grande Valley/Tamaulipas Region | |
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Next Steps: Implementation Plan
Stakeholders in both countries can now use the BTMP materials, policy, program, and project recommendations from both sides of the border to strengthen Texas-Mexico partnerships, guide stakeholders, and make informed decisions to address cross-border multimodal transportation system challenges. Following the adoption of the BTMP by the Texas Transportation Commission in March 2021, and under the continued direction of the Border Trade Advisory Committee (BTAC), it is vital to advance the recommendations in the plan toward implementation.
Get Involved
The International Trade and Border Planning Branch oversees the long-standing coordination and collaboration between Texas and Mexico partnerships for binational planning, programming, and implementation of policies, programs, and projects to facilitate efficient and safe cross-border movement of people and goods, and to promote Texas’ key role in international trade in the U.S.
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Contact Us
For more information about international trade and bilateral transportation planning and programs, contact the International Trade and Border Planning Branch at TXDOT_BorderTrade@txdot.gov.