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  1. Reynosa infrastructure & accessibility Strategic Location
    Reynosa’s unique location on the NAFTA Highway, its border location, strong industrial tradition and its ability to ship overnight to much of the U.S., make it a premier destination for foreign firms to locate projects in Mexico. The long-term outlook is very favorable through 2011 and beyond.
    * McAllen Foreign Trade Zone (1st non-seaport foreign trade zone in the US)
    * Three (3) international bridges (Anzalduas Bridge - Operational in 2009)
    * Two (2) major interstate highways (U.S. 83 and 281-Designated I-69 Corridor extending from Mexico City to Canada)
    * Accessibility to sea ports along the Gulf of Mexico (Port of Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel/San Benito and Port of Brownsville
    * Rail accessibility to Port of Brownsville
    * Accessibility to Mexican sea ports (Lazaro Cardenas, Altamira, & Manzanillo)
    * Development of WiFi Community
    * Numerous entrepeneur owned companies to Fortune 500 companies
    * South Texas College in McAllen is the first community college in Texas to have Precision Manufacturing Technology Program accredited by the National Institute of Metalworking Skills
    * 85 total combined universities and colleges in Reynosa and McAllen
    * World-class industrials parks in McAllen and Reynosa

  2. Infrastructure & Logistics
    • Reynosa has 3 international bridges, the McAllen-Hidalgo Bridge, the Pharr-Reynosa Bridge, and the Anzalduas International bridge that opens the Westside of Reynosa for direct access to US without having to cross city.
    On the U.S. side of the border highway 281 is the key route heading towards San Antonio and the I-35 corridor.  Highway 281 links directly to the Pharr Bridge but trucks must use surface streets through McAllen until the highway becomes a four-lane road north of the city.  This corridor will become the I-69 corridor in the future and significant infrastructure upgrades have already been made along the route.
    The opening of the Anzalduas International Bridge promises to make a huge impact on the area’s growth potential.  This will open up the Westside of Reynosa for direct access to the U.S. where commercial traffic currently has to cross town to get to the Pharr Bridge.  At peak times the Pharr Bridge also experiences serious delays on the Mexican side of the border as all traffic funnels into a signal lane before entering the customs areas.  The Anzalduas Bridge will also connect the main highway from Monterrey directly to Sharyland, the largest industrial area in McAllen.  This will offer a much improved alternative for northbound traffic currently crossing into Laredo, which handles 40% of all northbound cargo.  
    Like almost all of Northern Mexico’s main cities rail service is limited in Reynosa.  The closest rail crossing is in Matamoros or Nuevo Laredo.

  3. • Reynosa has 3 international bridges, the McAllen-Hidalgo Bridge, the Pharr-Reynosa Bridge, and the Anzalduas International bridge that opens the Westside of Reynosa for direct access to US without having to cross city.

    •Reynosa has one international airport, The General Lucio Blanco, which provides domestic and international flights. The seaport of Altamira is located six hours drive to the south, which is Mexico’s most important seaport.

    •Reynosa's Autopista provides direct north-south link to Monterrey, MX and points south, as well as Hidalgo, TX, East-West Highway connects Matamoros, Reynosa and Nuevo Laredo. Reynosa is connected to major    U. S. cities by highway 281; this road provides easy access from McAllen to interstate highways I-35 and I-37.