Traffic in Mercedes

Traffic was lined up for a mile in either direction on U.S. Highway 83 this morning as shoppers flooded the opening of the new outlet mall in Mercedes, Tx. On the eastbound lanes, the line started from the stop light on the frontage road and backed up onto the expressway. Westbound traffic had an equally long long at one point, but was mostly on the frontage road until shoppers started driving up on the curb and driving through an open field adjacent to the outlet shops.

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