Houston-based Green Corridors is gearing up to construct prototypes for its innovative elevated freight bridge across the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, starting within the next six months. Secured presidential approval in June, Project Pegasi promises to transform cross-border trucking by deploying automated shuttles, tackling congestion at the nation's busiest land crossing.
Project Details and Development Timeline
Project Pegasi features an elevated guideway spanning the Rio Grande, with automated diesel-hybrid steel shuttles operating in platoons like a conveyor belt. CEO Mitch Carlson revealed in an exclusive interview that digital twin modeling has refined designs over three years, reaching NASA Technology Readiness Level 4 and advancing to Level 7 soon. Prototypes for shuttles, container lifts, and terminals will undergo testing on a 2-mile Texas track with an S-curve by August or September 2026.
- Shuttles enable a four- to five-hour journey from Monterrey, Mexico, to Laredo.
- Full operation envisions 2,500 shuttles on the guideway.
- Manufacturing in Texas or Nuevo Leon, Mexico; total cost estimated at $6-10 billion.
Key Benefits for Trade and Security
Laredo handles massive truck traffic as one of four key Texas-Mexico freight routes, alongside Brownsville, Eagle Pass, and El Paso. This system addresses chronic issues: 24/7 operations versus nighttime closures, pre-U.S. scanning in Mexico for predictability, segregated driver zones to sidestep visa hurdles, and sealed shuttles slashing fraud and theft. Green Corridors will fund U.S. Customs inspection facilities at no public cost, eyeing greenfield terminals in Monterrey and Laredo.
Implications for North American Supply Chains
Beyond efficiency gains, Project Pegasi cuts emissions and market frictions in a vital trade corridor moving billions in goods annually. Financed via debt, equity, and infrastructure funds, it leverages Carlson's Snubbertech expertise for manufacturing. Amid rising protectionism and supply disruptions, this slow-and-steady innovation could redefine border logistics, boosting safety, sustainability, and economic resilience while mobile apps and patents enhance trucker integration.
