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What are the Binational Benefits that make Puerto Verde More Secure and More Efficient?

  • PV will Avoid 25 At-Grade Railroad Crossings, resulting in Zero At-Grade Crossings.
  • PV Secure Rail Corridor will be Fenced, Surveilled, Patrolled, and Non-Stop. 100% of rail and truck cargo will undergo Non-Invasive Inspection
  • PV will transform Rail crossing times From Days to Minutes and hugely improve CMV times as well.
  • PV will leverage technology to become a 24/7 CMV Port for FAST OEA/CTPAT participants.

What are the Binational Benefits that make Puerto Verde More Sustainable and More Resilient?

  • PV will provide significant employment opportunities and personal income to a region devastated by job losses from former mining & fracking.
  • PV will Avoid Future 9+ Hour Wait Times and Prevent up to 100M lbs. of Annual CO2 Emissions from idling trucks.
  • PV will be a Congestion Relief Artery that provides Resilient Secure Redundancy for other major ports.
  • PV promotes Rail Transportation with emissions ~1/10th per ton-mile compared to trucks.