Former Friendship Park site closing in San Luis, Arizona

The U.S. General Services Administration will close the Friendship Park site to expand the San Luis I Land Port of Entry construction project

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) said they will close the former Friendship Park site for the new construction project at the San Luis I Land Port of Entry and there will be new fencing installed on September 8 for public safety.

GSA said that the former park land will double the number of northbound vehicle lanes from eight to 16 and will be able to install four more pedestrian inspection booths making it a total of 14.

The improvements will benefit the U.S. Customs and Border Protection with needed infrastructure to increase processing capacity to lessen traveler wait times.

"We are grateful for the relinquishment of the park to the federal government,” said Region 9 LPOE Program Manager Anthony Kleppe. “With this land now in GSA’s possession, we’re excited about the future transformation of the site into a portion of the modernized and expanded San Luis I Land Port of Entry that will serve the region’s binational community for the coming decades.”