STB Issues Final Environmental Assessment for Proposed New Rail Line in Webb County, TX

The Surface Transportation Board's Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed construction and operation of approximately 2.6 miles of new rail line in Webb County, Texas, that would connect to the Union Pacific Railroad mainline and serve a new industrial park under development, known as the Gateway Industrial Park, near the intersection of Interstate Highway 35 and State Highway 255 north of Laredo, Texas.

The Final EA responds to comments received on the Draft EA and sets forth OEA's final recommendations, including final recommended mitigation measures, to the Board. Issuance of the Final EA completes the Board's environmental review for this project. The Board will now consider the transportation merits and the entire environmental and historic record, including the Draft EA, Final EA, and all comments received as part of its final decision.

The Final EA in Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway, LLC-Construction and Operation Exemption-in Webb County, Texas, Docket No. FD 36847, may be viewed and downloaded here.