Juarez City.- The closure of the Paso del Norte (Santa Fe) border bridge caused a loss of 109,000 pesos to be recorded derived from income from payment to cross pedestrians and vehicles with passengers, reported the Chihuahua Border Bridge Trust in a statement.
The estimated figure is based on the average number of crossings for which they have a record. Fernández Irigoyen indicated that on Mondays in that period of time about 3,500 people usually walk, paying six pesos, which represents a loss of 21,000 pesos.
In addition, 88 thousand 668 pesos were not received because at that time approximately 3 thousand 463 vehicles cross, paying 36 pesos to leave Mexico.
The crossing port was closed for about three hours, from 9:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for pedestrians and 1:30 a.m. for private cars, it was announced.
Rogelio Fernández Irigoyen, general director of the Trust, recalled that the bridge was closed due to a conglomeration of migrants who received a rumor that they would be allowed to enter the United States through said crossing, although the information was false and only caused The authorities of the neighboring country to the north will close the passage to tourists who travel to El Paso, Texas, through said bridge.
