Fabens Port of Entry
| Fabens Port of Entry | |
|---|---|
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Fabens Texas Port of Entry, 1998 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | 18051 Island Guadalupe, Fabens, Texas 79838 |
| Coordinates | 31°25′55″N 106°08′32″W / 31.431895°N 106.142102°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Phone | (915) 764-2359 |
| Hours | 6:00 AM-10:00 PM |
| Exit Port | Caseta |
| Statistics | |
| 2011 Cars | 301,463 |
| 2011 Trucks | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 58,747 |
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Website http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/tx/2404.xml | |
The Fabens Port of Entry, is located at the Fabens-Caseta International Bridge. It was established when the two-lane bridge was built by the International Boundary and Water Commission in 1938.[1]
The port of Fabens was established by Executive Order 4869 on May 1, 1928,[2] ten years prior to the construction of the first bridge, so it is likely there was once a ferry operation at this location. The original port facility, built in 1938 was used as recently as the mid-1990s, when CBP moved its operations to temporary buildings a short distance north of the bridge.
Replacement
The Fabens Port of Entry is scheduled to be replaced by the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry, which has been built around a new six-lane bridge about 650 feet to the northwest of the existing crossing. Construction on the U.S. side began in July 2011,[3] and the facilities were ready at the end of 2013. However, the Mexican side of the new border crossing has suffered delays due to lack of funding; construction on the Mexican side of the new bridge finally began in January 2014, with customs inspection facilities and road infrastructure still pending.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Border Crossing Travel Time Study, FINAL Study Report, Volume I: TxDOT El Paso District". RJ RIVERA Associates, Inc. for Texas Department of Transportation, Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ Lord, Clifford, ed. (1944). Presidential Executive Orders Numbered 1-8030, 1862-1938. Mayor of the City of New York.
- ↑ "GSA Launches Construction of Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry". GSA News Release. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ Figueroa, Lorena (10 November 2013). "Tornillo-Guadalupe crossing: Construction on Mexican side set to begin next year". The El Paso Times. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ Figueroa, Lorena (13 January 2014). "Delayed Tornillo-Guadalupe international bridge to be done by summer". The El Paso Times. Retrieved 18 May 2014.