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Greater Pima Port Authority outlines border-wait technology, entomology staffing and port reclassification work
Summary
At the Aug. 4 Yuma County Board of Supervisors meeting, Greater Pima Port Authority Executive Director Bina George reviewed port activity, USDA entomologist staffing, a $240,000 ADOT-funded border wait‑time project and work to reclassify the San Luis international crossing.
Bina George, executive director of the Greater Pima Port Authority, told the Yuma County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 4 that the authority is pursuing technology, staffing and classification changes to speed border commerce and broaden port traffic.
“ADOT has agreed to fund” a border wait‑time technology project, George said, describing a $240,000 deployment in partnership with the Texas Transportation Institute and noting the port authority would be responsible for less than $10,000 a year in maintenance costs.
The port authority is also negotiating more onsite USDA entomology coverage…
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