U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State.

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

Transport Transports Canada Canada

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Transportation Border Working Group

New York State Department

of Transportation

Border Infrastructure Compendium

Border Infrastructure Needs U.S. / Canada 2003 & Beyond

Canada-U.S. Transportation Border Working Group

June 11, 2003 – Burlington, Vermont

Presented By

Gerard Cioffi, NYSDOT

Bill Holthoff, Sear-Brown

Funded by FWHA




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Overview

Intent/Focus The Compendium Is Modification From 2002 Demonstration Summary of Current Results Where Are We? Remaining Issues Where do we go from here?




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Compendium Intent

Input into Canada-U.S. Smart Border Declaration, Action 19, Infrastructure Improvements

Identify the magnitude of needs and funding required at or near the Border

Provide a coordinated comprehensive basis for defining and seeking funds

Bi-National Project Coordination




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Compendium Focus

Highway Facilities, with– Dedicated Commercial Operations;

or– Significant Non-Commercial Traffic

Assess other ports in subsequent effort

Staffing needs are critical, will be recognized, but won’t be quantified




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The Compendium Is

Data Base containing: Port Descriptions Aerials and /or sketches of crossing Listing of projects planned or

considered for each crossing or to support a crossing

Project Classifications and funding sources

Can be sorted or manipulated to obtain a summary of the desired information




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The 2002 Compendium Provided valuable information But identified shortcomings and need

for– Greater participation by agencies– Clearer definitions– Additional project classifications– Additional information (i.e.,

funding sources, trade value, traffic volumes, approach lanes, etc.)

Most of these items are addressed in the 2003 Compendium




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Project Definitions

Border Crossings and Plaza Facilities

Border Approaches – within 5 Km Trade Corridors – direct access

within 100 Km Rail Water Ports




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Draft 2003 Compendium

Demonstration




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2003 Current Results

259 projects submitted (185 U.S. and 70 Canada)

Estimated Total Cost - $12.4 billion

76% of U.S. cost for projects 2020+ years into the future

85% of Canada’s cost for projects to be completed prior to 2009, or now




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Where Are We?

Still have missing or incomplete data– Costs, Completion Date– Projects

Verification of data What will be released or

provided? Clean-up




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Issues To Address Available vs. releasable information

– Inspection agencies– States/Provinces

Level of detail of releasable information – Agencies

- TBWG- Others

– Format- Hard copy- CD- WEB Site




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Issues To Address

Information Updates (Methodology)

Security of information– Available– Releasable

Coordination/Cooperation




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Long-TermWhere Should We Go From

Here? Maintenance

– Yes/No– Who

Comprehensiveness Other ports Relationship to Bi-National

Infrastructure/Modeling Working Group

Funding

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State.

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