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Road work will affect all traffic at Eastport
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May 7, 2015 |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office
of Field Operations advises that a road
resurfacing project at the port of entry in
Eastport, Idaho, will impact traffic entering
the United States at Eastport through the summer
and into the fall, until October 1, 2015.
Starting May 7, commercial and non-commercial
vehicles entering the United States from Canada
may experience delays at the border as traffic
at the port of Eastport will be limited to two
lanes of traffic.
CBP suggests that motorists arriving in
non-commercial vehicles consider alternate ports
of entry into the United States, such as
Porthill, Idaho, or Roosville, Montana.
Commercial traffic is also encouraged to plan
their entry into the United States through other
commercial ports of entry:
· Sweetgrass, Montana, is a 24-hour commercial
port to the east, located approximately 60 miles
south of Lethbridge, Alberta. Sweetgrass is
equipped for commercial cattle and swine
shipments, beef and pork, animal feeds, fish and
wildlife products, and shipments regulated by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
· Roosville, Montana, is a 24-hour commercial
port located just east of Eastport, Idaho. It
can accommodate all commercial entries except
those that need to be inspected by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services,
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety
Inspection Service, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration or U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Services.
· Porthill, Idaho, located west of Eastport, is
a permit port. Commercial shipments must have a
port permit to use the port of Porthill.
Information on obtaining a commercial permit may
be obtained by telephoning the Supervisory Entry
Officer at the Great Falls Area Port Office at
406-453-7631.
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