The Pacific Highway Land Port of Entry is a full-service, 24-hour port of entry serving personal vehicles, buses, pedestrians, and commercial truck traffic between Blaine, Washington and Douglas, British Columbia. The port, last expanded in 1999, is realizing notable increases in wait times, particularly for non-commercial personal vehicle and bus traffic entering the United States. The expansion project will add four new personal vehicle inspection lanes, expanding capacity to ten lanes total. The project also expands the secondary inspection area to provide six enlarged bays for vehicle enforcement inspections and adds 24 secondary main building referral parking spots. All inspection areas will include extended overhead canopies, replaced pavement, and upgraded lighting.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
We received $3.4 billion to invest in our nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness. The law provides funding for LPOE modernization projects that will create new good-paying jobs, bolster safety and security, and make our economy more resilient to supply chain challenges.
Community impact
The Pacific Highway LPOE is the largest and busiest Canadian-U.S. port in the Western United States. The port currently processes more traffic than it was originally designed to accommodate and, left unaddressed, wait times will continue to increase along with negative environmental and economic impacts resulting from the delays. The project will significantly increase the number of primary vehicle inspection lanes and expand the existing layout in the secondary inspection area.