SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for Green Eagle Railroad’s proposed construction and operation of a 1.3-mile rail line in Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas.  The proposed line is part of the larger Puerto Verde Global Trade Bridge project that includes a new commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crossing between Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, and Eagle Pass, Texas.

The Draft EIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts of both the proposed rail line, which requires licensing authority from the Board, and the CMV crossing because they would be built as a single port of entry for freight rail and CMV traffic between Mexico and the United States.  OEA will be accepting comments on all aspects of the Draft EIS until the close of the comment period on May 5, 2025.  OEA will also hold three public meetings (two in-person and one virtual) during the comment period to hear oral comments.

Please see the Board-sponsored project website at www.greeneaglerreis.com for additional information on how to submit comments and the in-person and online public meetings.

The Draft EIS, in Green Eagle Railroad – Construction and Operation Exemption – Line of Railroad in Maverick County, Texas Docket No. FD 36652, may be viewed and downloaded from the following links:  Draft EIS, Appendices.

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