Title: Evaluation of Ports of Entry (POE) for the International Border in the El Paso MPO Study Area
1Evaluation of Ports of Entry (POE) for the
International Border in the El Paso MPO Study Area
2Existing and Proposed Ports of Entry
New Tornillo-Guadalupe POE
3Existing and Future Conditions
- Current conditions
- Border Improvement Plan (BIP)
- Provides queuing statistics from last year
- Increased wait times at POEs
- Coordinating with CBP and other agencies to
scientifically measure queues to assist CBP
operations and infrastructure needs - Commercial POE facilities need more capacity
- Future Conditions
- Future commercial traffic forecasts a need for
more capacity - Existing Non-Commercial POEs a need for more
capacity except for Santa Teresa, NM and Tornillo
(TX)-Guadalupe POE
4Alternatives
- Incorporation of Intelligent Transportation
Systems such as - Dedicated commuter lanes (DCL),
- Free and Secure Trade lanes (FAST)
- Other methodologies
- Maintain effective security
- Decrease average inspection time
- Utilizing 100 of inspection booths
- before traffic peak hours
- coordinate and extend inspection hours for
commercial crossings - Develop long-range land use plan and incentive
program - promote commercial land uses to the less
congested port of entries (POEs) at Santa Teresa
and Tornillo- Guadalupe Bridge. - Coordinate with Mexican Officials on improving
access to northbound FAST lanes - Develop new ports of entry
5Implementations
- ITS Implementations in the El Paso MPO Study Area
- Santa Teresa Port of Entry (POE) ITS project
- Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) DCL addition
- Proposed Cesar Chavez (Yarbrough) ITS and HOV POE
between Zaragoza and BOTA - Zaragoza (POE) Expand the POE facilities
- Develop a long-range land use plan
- Location of industrial sites by the Verde Group
adjacent to the Santa Teresa POE - County of El Paso promotion of industrial sites
between I-10 and State Highway 20 that are near
to the proposed commercial Tornillo-Guadalupe POE - New ports of entry
- Sunland Park, NM Non-commercial POE -
Presidential Permit (PP) in process - City of El Paso Cesar Chavez POE Scope of work
under development - City of Socorro, TX Non-commercial POE Scope
of work under development - Construction of new Tornillo- Guadalupe POE by
2015
6Current Bridge Statistics
- Year 2006 (Jan-June)
- Average Monthly Total of Passenger Vehicles for
all POEs in MPO Study Area 1,336,716 vehicles - Total number of registered vehicles using DCL for
both Zaragoza and Stanton 18,225 as of 01/12/07 - Percentage Distribution of Passenger Vehicles
going through each POE on a monthly basis - POE Vehicles
- DCL Zaragoza 0.53 since 03/06 7,073
- DCL Stanton 6.78 90,484
- Zaragoza 19.98 266,649
- PDN 20.65 275,591
- BOTA 52.22 696,919
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8Border Improvement Plan (BIP) Proposed Facility
Layout for Cesar Chavez POE
9BIP Proposed Facility Layout for Cesar Chavez POE
10BIP Proposed Facility Layout for Cesar Chavez POE
11BIP Proposed Facility Layout for Cesar Chavez POE
12Proposed Commuter POE Facility Layout splitting
point funnel
- -Propose a wider splitting point funnel to
accommodate vehicles - This scenario shows the accommodation of 161 DCL
vehicles and 64 HOV vehicles - Idea is to keep vehicles contained within the
facility as much as possible to avoid spill over
into Mexico
13BIP Projected Commuter POE Statistics for DCL and
HOV lanes
14Future Projections for the Cesar Chavez POE
- Estimated 2 passenger vehicle increase per year1
1. Fullerton, Thomas, M. Borderplex Economic
Outlook 2006-2008. University of Texas at
El Paso. Business Report SR06-2, El Paso, October
2006 Paso
15Conclusions
- The Presidential Permit process will examine all
options and analysis from the BIP and beyond its
scope to arrive at the preferred alternative
16Proposed Cesar Chavez POE Video
Concept to provide direct access to Cesar Chavez
Highway (Source IMIP)
17Proposed Cesar Chavez AnalysisSlides 16-33
18BIP Projected Commuter POE Statistics for DCL and
HOV lanes
- Estimated Number of DCL vehicles anticipated the
same as for Zaragoza (starting) - 5000 Vehicles
- Estimated Number of HOV vehicles (3 and above) to
shift from POE to Cesar Chavez POE (monthly) - Zaragoza 0.57 X 0.27 X 266,649 41,037
- BOTA 0.12 X 0.27 X 696,919 22,580
- PDN 0.03 X 0.27 X 275,591 2,232
- Total 65,850
- Total Estimated Current Number of Users
- 65,850 5,000 70,850 Monthly ( about 5 of
total traffic) - Daily Estimated traffic 2,362 vehicles
19Cesar Chavez POE Queue Projections if built in
2007
DCL 6 booths
HOV 3 booths
20Cesar Chavez POE Queue Projections if built in
2007
HOV Arrival Rate HOV Service Rate HOV Queue
18 vehicles DCL Arrival Rate DCL Service Rate -
7 seconds DCL Queue 38 vehicles
HOV Max Arrival Rate 47 vehs/15min HOV
Service Rate 30 vehs/15mins HOV Queue 18
vehicles DCL Max Arrival Rate 156
vehs/15mins DCL Service Rate 128
vehs/15mins DCL Queue 2 vehicles
DCL HOV
21Cesar Chavez POE Projections of queuing 5 yrs
HOV 3 booths
DCL 6 booths
22Cesar Chavez POE Projections of Queuing 5 yrs
HOV Max Arrival Rate 51 vehs/15mins HOV
Service Rate 30 vehs/15mins HOV Queue 19
vehicles DCL Max Arrival Rate- 162
vehs/15mins DCL Service Rate 128 veh/15
mins DCL Queue 8 vehicles
HOV Arrival Rate HOV Service Rate HOV Queue
18 vehicles DCL Arrival Rate DCL Service Rate -
7 seconds DCL Queue 38 vehicles
DCL HOV
23Cesar Chavez POE Projections of Queuing 10 yrs
DCL 6 booths
HOV 3 booths
24Cesar Chavez POE Projections of Queuing 10 yrs
HOV Arrival Rate HOV Service Rate HOV Queue
18 vehicles DCL Arrival Rate DCL Service Rate -
7 seconds DCL Queue 38 vehicles
HOV Max Arrival Rate 56 vehs/15 mins HOV
Service Rate 30 veh/15 mins HOV Queue 23
vehicles DCL Max Arrival Rate 190 vehs/15
mins DCL Service Rate 128 veh/15 mins DCL
Queue 25 vehicles
DCL HOV
25Cesar Chavez POE Projections of Queuing 15 yrs
DCL 6 booths
HOV 3 booths
26Cesar Chavez POE Projections of Queuing 15 yrs
HOV Arrival Rate HOV Service Rate HOV Queue
18 vehicles DCL Arrival Rate DCL Service Rate -
7 seconds DCL Queue 38 vehicles
HOV Max Arrival Rate 60 vehs/15 mins HOV
Service Rate 30 vehs/15mins HOV Queue 26
vehicles DCL Max Arrival Rate 210
vehs/15mins DCL Service Rate 128
vehs/15mins DCL Queue 40 vehicles
DCL HOV
27Cesar Chavez POE Projections of Queuing 30 yrs
DCL 6 booths
HOV 3 booths
28Cesar Chavez POE Projections of Queuing 30 yrs
HOV Arrival Rate HOV Service Rate HOV Queue
18 vehicles DCL Arrival Rate DCL Service Rate -
7 seconds DCL Queue 38 vehicles
HOV Max Arrival Rate 62 vehs/15 mins HOV
Service Rate 30 vehs/ 15 mins HOV Queue 35
vehicles DCL Max Arrival Rate 283 vehs/15
mins DCL Service Rate 128 vehs/15mins DCL
Queue 80 vehicles
DCL HOV
29Evaluation of Scenarios Cesar Chavez POE
Stanton POE uses 2 lanes for DCL and can have
queues up to 90 vehicles
30Evaluation of Scenarios Cesar Chavez POE
- -Length of Option 1 approx 1,100 feet
- Maximum Expected queue is expected to be
contained near the facility - Conclusion bridge is too long for the maximum
expected number of vehicles in queue - The stop at the north road and arterial will
create a queue that encroaches upon vehicles
leaving the inspection facility
1,100 feet
31Evaluation of Scenarios Cesar Chavez POE
- Length of Option 2 approx 1,200 feet
- Maximum Expected queue is expected to be
contained near the facility - Conclusion bridge is too long for the maximum
expected number of vehicles in queue - The stop at the north road and arterial will
create a queue that encroaches upon vehicles
leaving the inspection facility
1,200 feet
32Evaluation of Scenarios Cesar Chavez POE
- -Length of Option 3 approximately 600 feet
- Maximum Expected queue is expected to be
contained near the facility - Conclusion bridge is sufficiently long enough
to hold the maximum expected number of vehicles
in queue - The stop at the arterial will create a queue that
encroaches upon vehicles leaving the inspection
facility - Provides good access to going east and west into
Border Highway and north into the lower valley
Arterial
600 feet
33Evaluation of Scenarios Cesar Chavez POE
- Length of Option 4 approximately 600 feet
- Maximum Expected queue is expected to be
contained near the facility - Conclusion bridge is sufficiently long enough
to hold the maximum expected number of vehicles
in queue - Limited access to going east on Border Highway
and north into the Lower Valley
Highway
600 feet
34Conclusions Cesar Chavez POE
- With regard to Option 3,
- - It can contain DCL and HOV peak hour vehicle
queuing with the construction of up to 6 DCLs and
3 HOV lanes - The stops at the roads and arterials could
potentially cause a queue of vehicles to
encroach on vehicles exiting the facility - Provides good access going east/ west into Border
Highway and north into Lower Valley
35Conclusions Cesar Chavez POE
- With regard to Option 4,
- It can contain DCL and HOV peak hour vehicle
queuing with the construction of up to 6 DCLs and
3 HOV lanes - There is limited access to going east on Border
Highway and north into the Lower Valley - Option 1 and 2 are too long in construction
- The stops at the roads and arterials could
potentially cause a queue of vehicles to
encroach on vehicles exiting the facility