Project status: Completed
Improvements to northbound traffic movements in the City of Sumas were needed to address border-related congestion that blocks city streets and access to the port for commercial vehicles. This project provided an alternate route signage system for when lengthy passenger vehicle queues block access to the commercial truck spur.
The project was located on city streets in Sumas, Washington.
When northbound passenger vehicles are delayed at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon Port-of-Entry, they queue down the center of the City of Sumas on Cherry Street. A long line often blocks access to Garfield Street, which is the turn-off for commercial vehicles to access the northbound port-of-entry.
This project installed a message sign along State Route 9 that alerts commercial drivers to take an alternative route, bypassing any passenger vehicle queues to have direct access to the commercial port-of-entry. The sign is operated by the City of Sumas.
Multiple agencies, both in the U.S. and Canada, are pooling resources to fund this effort. Funding partners include:
U.S. Federal Highway Administration
WA State Department of Transportation
City of Sumas
Contact Hugh Conroy, Director, Whatcom Council of Governments by email or phone (360-685-8382).