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Port of the Future

July 30, 2020

By Bill Ferris, Jr. and Chris Eggers

Stantec transportation professionals Bill Ferris and Chris Eggers wrote about the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry for Roads & Bridges magazine

The modernization and expansion of the busiest land port of entry (LPOE) in the Western Hemisphere turned the facility, with elements dating to the 1930s, into the “Port of the Future.”

The San Ysidro LPOE expansion project, directed by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as the primary tenant, is an internationally prominent location, a security challenge, and the project directly impacted the lives of tens of thousands of people daily; the port now accommodates growing cross-border traffic while reducing congestion.

Read the full article in Roads & Bridges.

  • Bill Ferris, Jr.

    Bill manages complex improvement projects that increase access, improve safety, and relieve traffic congestion through multimodal transportation corridors. He worked on the Chicago Transit Authority’s $1.3 billion Red and Purple Line modernization.

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  • Chris Eggers

    As a project manager and engineer with Stantec’s Phoenix transportation group, Chris designs and manages roadway projects. He inspires clients with purposeful project design—like the Valley Metro Light Rail—that connects and revitalizes communities.

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