# 2026-23077: Border Bridge Reconstruction Advances After Environmental Review Finds No Significant Impact

2026-23077, Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Reconstruction of the Fort Hancock-El Porvenir International Bridge, Rio Grande Rectification Project, Hudspeth County, Texas, is a Federal Register notice from International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico published 2026-11-12; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23077
- As of: 2026-11-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-23077
- Title: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Reconstruction of the Fort Hancock-El Porvenir International Bridge, Rio Grande Rectification Project, Hudspeth County, Texas
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico
- Citation: 91 FR 72909
- Published: 2026-11-12
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-12

## In one line

Border Bridge Reconstruction Advances After Environmental Review Finds No Significant Impact

## Summary

The USIBWC plans to rebuild the U.S. side of the Fort Hancock-El Porvenir International Bridge in Hudspeth County, Texas, to fix safety and structural problems. The new bridge section will match the current one but include a better floodgate, connecting smoothly to the Mexican side. This project won’t cause major environmental harm and is ready for public review and comments.

## Abstract

The USIBWC hereby gives notice that the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Reconstruction of the Fort Hancock-El Porvenir International Bridge, Rio Grande Rectification Project, Hudspeth County, Texas is available.

## Effects PRIA read

- U.S. side bridge rebuilt to fix safety: benefit, medium. The USIBWC will construct a new bridge section on the U.S. side of the Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge in Hudspeth County, Texas to address structural integrity of the substructure and bridge deck and to fix safety issues. The new U.S. section will tie-in to the Mexican section, which…
- New section keeps same profile and adds floodgate: benefit, low. The new U.S. bridge section would generally match the existing bridge in height and width and have a similar roadway and sidewalk, but would include an improved floodgate. The rebuilt section is explicitly described to tie into the Mexican section while maintaining similar dimensions.
- Draft EA and FONSI open for public comment: benefit, low. The Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the bridge reconstruction are available for public review. The document can be viewed at https://www.ibwc.gov/reports-studies/eis-ea-public-comment/ and public comments may be submitted to Elizabeth Verdecchia (USIBWC, 4191…

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## Sources
- [2026-23077 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/12/2026-23077/notice-of-availability-of-the-draft-environmental-assessment-and-finding-of-no-significant-impact)
- [2026-23077 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-12/pdf/2026-23077.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23077 (as of 2026-11-12).