The Aldergrove Port of Entry (POE) is located 20 kilometers (km) east of the Pacific Highway POE and 15 km west of the Abbotsford-Huntingdon POE. Aldergrove is a highway POE that has traditionally provided traveler and commercial processing, 16 hours per day, from 8:00 am to midnight.
The Aldergrove POE is one of several sites selected as national priorities for the CBSA’s major capital investment funding.
The CBSA has strategically invested over $65M in expanding and modernizing ports of entry in the Cascade Gateway region in the last five years. The Aldergrove Redevelopment Project is the last of these investments. All other ports of entry have either been replaced or expanded.
The Aldergrove POE is one of three cross-border truck routes between Lower Mainland BritishColumbiaandWesternWashingtonState. Over 21,000 cars and over 2,500 trucks cross through the Cascade Gateway every day, carrying over $40 million (USD) in daily trade. The Cascade Gateway is a prominent, international trade and travel connection. The Aldergrove facility was built primarily for passenger vehicle processing, and is not currently adequately equipped to process commercial vehicles. Due to the limited opportunity for further expansion of the facilities and highway infrastructure atDouglas,Pacific Highwayand Abbotsford-Huntingdon, the Aldergrove POE infrastructure enhancements represent an effective way to facilitate traffic and mitigate border wait times within the Cascade Gateway.
The CBSA has been working to bring the Aldergrove redevelopment project to fruition in partnership with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), the BC Ministry of Transportation, The Township of Langley, US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDoT).
While a number of design and project milestones must be reached along the way, the site redevelopment and construction of the new facilities are expected to be completed by early 2016.
The efficient movement of goods and people through our secure border is not only vital for trade, but helps promoteCanadaas an international destination for leisure and business travelers alike. This project will allow the CBSA to enhance our ability to facilitate legitimate travel and trade in this important trade corridor.
