[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1002]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HIGHWAY 15'S JOINT PORT OF ENTRY PROJECT

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                             HON. PAUL COOK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 17, 2014

  Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize an important 
transportation project that is currently under construction in my 
district, the Eighth District of California on Interstate 15 near the 
Nevada border. The Joint Port of Entry Project, on Interstate 15, is a 
vital step towards improving the safety and reliability of California's 
highways while also creating nearly 2,000 jobs. Planning for this 
project spans more than twenty years.
  The first phase of this project will construct the California Highway 
Patrol Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility. This advanced design 
facility will help protect our roadway infrastructure from overweight 
vehicles entering California, which leads to the deteriorating lifespan 
of our highways. The second phase of this project will construct the 
California Department of Food and Agriculture Inspection Station.
  I applaud the California Department of Transportation, California 
Department of Food and Agriculture, California Highway Patrol, 
California Department of General Services, and the California 
Department of Finance for their coordinated efforts to bring this 
project to fruition.
  In this final phase of construction, I also wish to recognize the 
Director of the Department of Transportation, Malcolm Dougherty, P.E., 
and District Eighth Director Basem E. Muallem, P.E, for their 
outstanding leadership.

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