GSA Plans Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Arizona Port Modernization

The General Services Administration (GSA) plans to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to examine the impacts of proposed modernization of the San Luis I Land Port of Entry in Arizona, GSA said. “The [port] needs modernization due to unacceptable building conditions and increasing traffic demand,” GSA said. Plans for modernization include new privately owned vehicle processing facilities, demolition of the existing main building, a new main building, new outbound east and west exits, and a new pedestrian processing venue, GSA said. There are also two modernization alternatives under consideration -- one to demolish then reconstruct a modernized port, and another to renovate, expand and modernize the existing port -- and GSA will also analyze the option of no modernization at all. Comments on the proposed modernization must be received by Dec. 22.