The project to cut down on waiting times at the border between the USA and Canada is expected to create an estimated 1,200 new construction and related jobs. Planned work includes construction of a new administrative and processing building; upgrading of the traffic lanes and expanded parking.
Waiting times regularly exceed an hour during the busiest 50 to 70 days of the year and have peaked at nearly three hours.
US senator Charles Schumer announced that US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) and the US General Services Administration (GSA) have given final approval to the modernisation project in Western New York. The local economy is bolstered heavily by Canadian-US trade, as well as shoppers crossing the border.
“The Lewiston-Queenstown Bridge is a critical artery to cross-border commerce and is the lifeblood of Western New York’s regional economy – but the US plaza has needed a major upgrade for years,” he said. “The fact that CBP and GSA have heeded our call and finally approved this $50 million expansion to the plaza is great news for Buffalo and Western New York.”
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