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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.

  • Highway 75 is twinned to the U.S. border, and Highway 59 is undergoing a $15.5 million twinning project.

  • 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 Industry Canada at www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/logistics

  • 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

  • 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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