2003 Abbotsford-Sumas Border Improvement Project Phase II

Project status: Completed

Resulting from Phase I of the study, construction was completed on a new commercial vehicle staging area off B.C. Highway 11. The B.C. Ministry of Transportation worked closely with Canada Border Services Agency, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, the City of Abbotsford, and the Huntingdon Duty Free store to align the new staging area.

Location

The project was located in Abbotsford, BC.

Results

The new staging area includes parking space for trucks to eliminate long southbound queues caused by commercial vehicles parked in the roadway. It also realigns the commercial vehicle entry into the U.S. port-of-entry, separating commercial and passenger vehicles at the intersection of B.C. Highway 11 and 4th Avenue.

Project funding

The project cost $1,780,000 (USD). Funding partners included:

• U.S. Federal Highway Administration

• WA State Department of Transportation

• City of Sumas

For more information

Contact Hugh Conroy, Director, Whatcom Council of Governments by email or phone (360-685-8382).