CCRMA Strategic Plan 2012-2016 - Cameron County Regional ...

Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority Strategic PlanMESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMANOn behalf of the Board of Directors of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA), I am very pleased to present to you the SecondEdition of our Strategic Plan. Since our creation in 2004, the initial Strategic Plan, covering 2007‐2011, has guided our work to find new andinnovative tools to reduce the problems of congestion and connectivity while encouraging quality economic development within CameronCounty. We have made significant progress under the first Strategic Plan; much of it which you will see in this document as well as in thecompleted improvements including State Highway (SH) 550, the first Toll Road opened in the Rio Grande Valley and the West RailroadRelocation Project, the first International Railroad crossing into Mexico in over 100 years. The CCRMA’s success is especially evident through ourparticipation on interstate level upgrades to U.S. 77. The CCRMA’s efforts will reassure that the classification of U.S. 77 be upgraded to anInterstate corridor within the next few years.South Texas continues to be an attractive business and tourist destination and continues to see tremendous growth in population and surge ofeconomic development. The population of the Brownsville‐Matamoros and McAllen‐Reynosa areas combined is estimated to double between2010 and 2040 from 3.5 Million to 7 Million residents. As our population continues to grow rapidly, as more jobs are created, and morebusinesses locate in this area, we will continue to face the growing transportation challenge of how to get people, goods and services to theirdestinations safely, reliably and timely in an environmentally sensitive manner.This second edition of our Strategic Plan represents the next phase of meeting our transportation challenges. We facethese challenges by implementing strategies that focus on strategic corridor development which help achieve qualitygrowth within our County and region. In addition, this plan will continue to provide the foundation for the direction andcontinued success of the CCRMA. We have learned from history. Transportation Systems must be sustainable. TheCCRMA system is capable of paying for system construction, maintenance and operations over the next 50 years. Pleasejoin the CCRMA support team to ensure that we implement solutions that remain sustainable to the future with visionfor South Texas.Sincerely,David E. AllexChairman – CCRMA1