Groundbreaking on Border Patrol station set
June 30, 2011
Work is set to begin on a new Border Patrol station north of Bonners Ferry July 13.
Groundbreaking on the long-awaited new Border Patrol station, to be built at Three Mile Junction off Moon Shadow Road, has been set for July 13, with completion and a ribbon cutting ceremony expected a year later.

The $15-million state of the art secure facility supports operationally required expansion in U.S. Customs and Border Protection staffing, technology and infrastructure. While construction is underway, Border Patrol agents will continue to be deployed full-time on horse patrols, boat patrols, ATVs, snowmobiles and their more traditional patrol vehicles, operating out of their current Bonners Ferry office.

The project consists of three new buildings, designed to support 50 to 75 agents, and they feature expanded installation of cameras, lighting, fencing, enclosed parking and a multi-purpose training facility for horse patrol and canine detection related activities.

The Border Patrol has had a presence in Boundary County since 1924, when stations in Priest River and Libby, Montana, were closed and stations established at Porthill and Eastport. With offices in the Bonners Ferry Post Office building, Boundary County stations served as sector headquarters from 1934 until 1942, when headquarters was moved to Spokane. The Porthill and Eastport stations were closed in 1945.