page_title: Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing
section_title: Recent History
hierarchical_section_title: Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing / History / Recent History
caption_attribution_description: Canadian Border Station at Emerson MB
context_page_description: The Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing is a United States-Canada port of entry that connects the U.S. city of Pembina, North Dakota and the Canadian community of Emerson, Manitoba. On the American side, the crossing is connected by Interstate 29 and U.S. Route 81 in Pembina County, while the Canadian side is connected by Manitoba Highway 75 in the Municipality of Emerson – Franklin.
  Over one million travelers are processed at this border crossing each year, making it the second busiest of such along the Canada–United States border west of the Great Lakes, behind only the Pacific Highway Border Crossing found between British Columbia and Washington state. The Pembina border station is the easternmost in North Dakota, located approximately 300 metres west of the Red River of the North, the state's boundary with Minnesota. A separate border crossing between Emerson and nearby Noyes, Minnesota was in operation until 2006.
  The POE sits along an international trade corridor, making it an important commercial port. It is among the top five Canada-US crossings in terms of truck trade value, which was at CA$16.9 billion in 2011.
context_section_description: The Canadian and American governments closed the Emerson East and Noyes border stations in 2003 and 2006, respectively, and merged rail inspection operations with the ports at West Lynne and Pembina. The West Lynne border station was renamed Emerson following the closure of Emerson East in 2003.
  Both countries underwent an extensive expansion project, starting in 2017, providing significant upgrades to their facilities, as well as road infrastructure at the Pembina-Emerson Crossing. This was the first renovation project for the U.S. POE since 1996 and for the Canadian POE since 1999.
caption: Emerson border station prior to expansion
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