News Release on Wait Times @ Major Pedestrian Entries
CBP to Provide Wait Times at Major Pedestrian Entries
May 30, 2008 -- CBP to Provide Wait Times at Major Pedestrian Entries
(Wednesday, May 21, 2008)
Washington – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has made enhancements to the CBP Web site to assist the public with cross-border travels during the busy summer travel season, officials announced today. CBP.gov now includes pedestrian wait times for 12 land border crossings in addition to vehicle wait times posted.
The pedestrian wait time feature will be effective starting 9 a.m. today.
Travelers may now plan their trip by monitoring pedestrian wait times at larger southwest border crossings at the CBP Border Wait Times website. ( CBP Border Wait Times ) This Web tool was commonly used by travelers to monitor commercial and passenger vehicle wait times and now has been expanded to include pedestrian waits and the number of open lanes.
During fiscal year 2007, just fewer than 50 million pedestrians entered the U.S. at official ports of entry.
Information will be updated hourly and will further the traveling public’s ability in identifying periods of light use and shorter wait time.
The 12 border crossings that will have pedestrian wait times published are:
State
Border Crossings
Arizona
Nogales- DeConcini Facility, Morley Gate Facility
San Luis
Texas
Brownsville – Gateway Bridge
El Paso – Paso Del Norte Bridge
Hidalgo – Reynosa International Bridge
Laredo - Gateway Bridge 1
Progreso - Progreso International Bridge
California
Andrade
Calexico – Calexico West
Otay Mesa
San Ysidro
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
Contacts For This News Release
Phone:
(202) 344-1780
CBP Headquarters
Office of Public Affairs
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Room 3.4A
Washington, DC 20229
Phone:
(202) 344-1770 or
(800) 826-1471
Fax:
(202) 344-1393
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