Major Road Crossings into the U.S.
Major Interprovincial & International Trucking Terminals Servicing Winnipeg Trucking stats
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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.
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Highway 75 is twinned to the U.S. border, and Highway 59 is undergoing a $15.5 million twinning project.
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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.
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Border compliance information is available through Industry Canada at www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/logistics
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80% of Manitoba's merchandise trade with U.S. is shipped by truck.
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Approximately 400,000 commercial trucks cross the MB - U.S. border each year
The Canada/U.S. Border Crossing at Emerson, Manitoba
- 2nd busiest crossing in Western Canada - 8th busiest in Canada
- 8% increase in commercial entries between 2001 and 2005
- Annual value of trade passing through Emerson/Pembina is approximately $14 billion
- Approximately 3/4 of Manitoba’s road exports to NAFTA partners (U.S. and Mexico) are routed through the Emerson/Pembina crossing.
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