Transportation: Major Road Crossings into the U.S.

Major Interprovincial & International Trucking Terminals Servicing Winnipeg Trucking stats

• Provincial Highways 75 and 59 lead one hour south to link with the U.S. National Highway System via North Dakota and Minnesota, providing access to a transportation corridor centred on US Interstate highways I-29 and I-35, which connects Canada to a central North American market of 100 million people. Goods can be shipped by truck from Canada to Mexico and all points between.

• Highway 75 is twinned to the U.S. border, and Highway 59 is twinned through Ile des Chenes.

• Major border crossings to the U.S. are open 24 hours per day, and an automated border crossing at Emerson, Manitoba, enables standard wait times of 10 minutes or less.

• Border compliance information is available through the Canada Border Services Agency at www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

• 80% of Manitoba's merchandise trade with U.S. is shipped by truck.

• Approximately 400,000 commercial trucks cross the MB - U.S. border each year

The Canada/U.S. Border Crossing at Emerson, Manitoba

• The border crossing at Emerson processes about $16.0 billion in trade traffic annually (2008), more than any other border crossing in Western Canada, and 5th largest in Canada.

• Over 400,000 trucks crossed the border through Emerson in 2008.

• 54% increase in commercial releases between 2002/2003 and 2007/2008

• Approximately 72% of Manitoba’s exports to NAFTA partners (U.S. and Mexico) are transported by truck through the Emerson/Pembina crossing.