Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 08:52 am Mexican-Truck Traffic Worries Texas Town 'Gateway to the Pacific' highway expects 10-fold increase in 5 years The highway from Presidio to Marfa averaged 50 trucks per day in 2002, according to the most recent Texas Department of Transportation figures. That number is estimated to increase to as many as 500 a day in the next five years, according to U.S. and Mexican projections. More at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Mexican%20Trucks%20Texas%20Town
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