Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Andrade Port of Entry Expansion/Renovation

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The action to be evaluated by this EIS is the expansion/ renovation of the existing Andrade POE, located in Andrade, California, to improve the safety, security, and operations of the POE, and to maintain control over ever-present illegal activities at the border. The facility serves vehicular and pedestrian traffic into and out of the Mexican town of Algodones. Expansion/renovation of this facility is proposed to respond to the substantial increase in the flow of both vehicles and pedestrians. The existing POE facility is not equipped to process the number of vehicles and pedestrians anticipated at a level of service consistent with the Federal Inspection Service minimum standards for processing time and overall operational efficiency. The current facility layout requires northbound pedestrians to cross both lanes of SR-186 upon exiting the pedestrian inspection facility, which impedes vehicle circulation, hinders vehicle inspection efficiency, and presents a hazard to those pedestrians. Alternatives: Four build alternatives for the proposed project are currently under consideration and will be analyzed in the EIS for potential environmental impacts. In addition, the "no build" al