BILLINGS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have announced plans to operate the Port of Raymond at the Canadian border at reduced hours for a 60-day testing period.
The Billings Gazette reports that the agency’s announcement Tuesday affects the only 24-hour port from Montana to Saskatchewan. The border crossing will be open for only 18 hours each day, from 6 a.m. to midnight, starting April 18.
According to the Border Patrol, only about three cars normally pass through the port during the hours that the agency has cut out.
Border Patrol is accepting public comment on the reduced hours through the end of the 60-day testing period.
The Port of Raymond is situated north of Plentywood and south of Regina, Saskatchewan. The closest 24-hour crossing to the port is at Portal, North Dakota.