CrossBorder Coordination FHWAs Role in Border Planning

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Cross-Border Coordination FHWAs Role in Border
Planning

• Lisa M. Dye
• International Transportation Program Engineer
• Federal Highway Administration
• Border to Border Conference April 17, 2007

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FHWAs Mission

• Enhancing Mobility Through Innovation,
  Leadership, and Public Service

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FHWAs Strategic Goals

• Safety
• Mobility/Congestion
• Global Connectivity
• Environmental Stewardship
• National Homeland Security
• Organizational Excellence

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FHWA Provides

• Resources
• SAFETEA-LUs Coordinated Border Infrastructure
  Fund
• Research Funds
• Staff

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Coordinated Border Infrastructure (CBI) Program

• Fund to improve the safe movement of vehicles at
  U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico
• 833 million over 6 years
• Distributed by formula to Border States

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CBI Program -Eligible Uses

• Improvements to existing transportation and
  supporting infrastructure
• Construction of highways
• Safety enforcement facilities related to
  international trade

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CBI Program -Eligible Uses

• Modification to regulatory procedures
• International coordination and border operational
  improvements
• Operational improvements

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FHWA Research Funds

• Border wait time studies
• Evaluation of operational improvements
• Traffic studies
• Origin and destination studies

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FHWA Staff

• Border Teams Roles
• Researchers/Technical Experts
• Facilitators
• Mediators
• Ombudsmen

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FHWAs Border Team

• Sylvia Grijalva
• Sylvia.Grijalva_at_dot.gov
• Lisa Dye
• Lisa.Dye_at_dot.gov

• HQ position (vacant)
• Alicia Nolan
• Alicia.Nolan_at_dot.gov

Jill Hochman, Roger Petzold, and Sarah
Clements, Environment, Planning and Realty Fred
Werner, Atlanta Resource Center Crystal Jones,
Office of Freight Management Mike Avery, Office
of International Programs
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US-Mexico Joint Working Committee

• Coordinates transportation planning
• Chaired by FHWA/SCT and formed of federal and
  state partners
• Twin goals of communication and coordination
• Biannual work plans

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Ongoing JWC Efforts

• Border GIS (BGIS) Platform Development
• Border Infrastructure Needs Assessment (BINS)
  Phase II/ GIS
• GIS Training

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Ongoing JWC Efforts

• Analysis of Coordination Systems at Ports of
  Entry Study
• Border Information Flow Architecture (BIFA)
• Technical Assistance on
  Finance

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Ongoing JWC Efforts

• Regional Border Master Plan
• Bottleneck Studies
• Evaluation of Otay Mesa FAST Lane Project

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US-Canada Transportation Border Working Group

• Coordinates transportation planning
• Formed of federal, state and provincial partners
• Action plans

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Ongoing TBWG Efforts

• Compendium of needs for northern border crossings
• Border data collection survey
• Economic study
• Border Information Flow Architecture

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Other Working Groups

• Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group
• Port of the Future
• Border Liaison Mechanisms
• Regional Partnering Meetings

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Mediation/Problem Solving

• Broker agreements between partners
• Establish action plans for projects
• Respond to concerns

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Keys to Success

Safety
Security
Mobility