U.S. Land Ports of Entry

Project overview

This border patrol station is the port of entry between Canada and Maine. The port sits on a 53-acre site that features over 100,000 square feet of building space and is large enough to handle roughly 3,300,000 vehicles a year. This highly secure government facility has a main administration building with canopies and a passenger lobby, detention cells, administrative and staff services, three primary inspection bays, secondary enclosed inspection garages, and even a six-lane firearms certification range. The design of this new entry port was meant to act as an open door to the country. The façade was meant to be a visual representation of the strength and dignity of our Federal Government while still embodying the secure and welcoming spirit of the United States. The entire project cost roughly $64 million and is LEED Gold Certified

Project Scope

MG McGrath worked with J & J Contractors and Robert Siegel Architects to assist in the design and creation of the building’s metal mesh façade enclosure. Our team fabricated and installed over 40,000 square feet of a custom expanded metal mesh wall cladding system. The façade features .080” stamped profile aluminum with offset diamond-shaped expanded openings. The expanded aluminum mesh system also included aluminum back panels and a clear anodized finish. The panels were fastened to an exposed framing system which consisted of a 4” X 7” extruded aluminum tube frame grid