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Working Together for Better Results

Freight: Coordination at our Borders

Jill L. HochmanFederal Highway Administration

Director, Office of Interstate and Border Planning

April 21, 2004


Why are our Borders Important?Why are our Borders Important?


Why are our Borders Important?

Trade



Trade +Travel



Trade +Travel=

US Economic Lifeblood


FHWA’s Goals

• Safety• Mobility• Global Connectivity• Environment Stewardship• National Security


Global Connectivity

FHWA and DOT Goal

Strategic initiatives to improve:- Communication- Freight Flow- Efficiency, Trade & Business Opportunity


Global Connectivity – Communications

• US-Mexico Joint Working Committee (JWC)

• US-Canada Transportation Border Working Group (TBWG)

• Border Station Partnership Council (BSPC)

• Binational Bridges & Border Crossings Group (BBBXG)


US-Mexico Joint Working Committee

• Binational group on transportation planning.

• Comprised of Federal and state departments of transportation and others.

• Goals are communication and coordination• Biannual work plans


US-Canada Transportation Border Working Group

• Binational group on transportation planning.

• Comprised of Federal and state departments of transportation and others.


Border Station Partnership Council

Goals• Members include CBP, APHIS, FDA,

F&W, DOS, GSA & FHWA. • Mutual cooperation• Identify critical border initiatives and to

promote the use of new technologies


Binational Bridges & Border Crossings Group

• US – Mexico Binational Group• Formed in 1983• Coordinates the exchange of technical and

policy information• Facilitates the presidential permit processes

for new border crossings


Global Connectivity – Improve Freight Flows

• Border & Corridor Grants

• Freight Analysis Framework

• Talking Freight Seminars


Corridors and Borders Program

*FY 2004 Allocations are to be determined


$123

$62$42

$0 $0 $0$0

$60$81

$478

$255

$140

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004*

Discretionary

CongressionalDesignation




$-

$50,000,000

$100,000,000

$150,000,000

$200,000,000

$250,000,000

$300,000,000

$350,000,000

$400,000,000

$450,000,000

$500,000,000

FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004*

Corridors

Borders

Both C & B

*FY 2004 Allocations are to be determined


Improve International Road Partnerships

• JWC• TBWG• BBBXG• Border Technology Exchange Program

(BTEP) • Other activities around the world


Coordination Challenges

EZ Pass

PORT OF ENTRY CONTEXT DIAGRAM

State

REGIONFAST

NEXUS

Province

BCBP

ATMS

US CANADAGSA PWGSC

FASTNEXUSITDS

ATMS ATIS

4.1 CommercialVehicle Electronic

Clearance

5.1 CommercialVehicle Electronic

Clearance

4.1 Commercial VehicleElectronic Clearance


1.6 Traffic Control 2.1 Traffic Control



1.1 Pre-Trip TravelInformation

1.2 En-route DriverInformation

1.1 TravellerInformation

511ATIS

State

REGION

APPROACH

PIL

CROSSING

EZ Pass3.1 Electronic 4.1

BTOA

Agency, refer to glossary

User Service, as identified by the US National ITS Architecture 5.0 and the ITS Architecture for Canada 1.1

System, refer to glossary

Key

BICEFDA

Police

BCBPC&I

CFIARCMP

SolGen

ProvinceBTOAMunicipality

BTOAState

Municipality

CVISNPREPASSNORPASS Payment


What will the Future Bring?


TEA 21 Reauthorization

• SAFETEA

• SAFETEA (S. 1072)

• TEA LU


Senate’ SAFETEA

Corridor & Border ProgramsProvisions


House - TEA LU

Corridor & Border ProgramsProvisions


Keys to Success

Communication and Coordination


Ripple Effect(Wave Amplification)


FHWA’s Border Team

Jill Hochman202/[email protected]

Sylvia Grijalva602/[email protected]

Roger Petzold202/[email protected]

Stephanie Roth202/[email protected]


FHWA’s Corridor Team

Martin Weiss202/[email protected]

Frank Clark202/[email protected]

Mike Neathery202/[email protected]

Tanya Linzy (Contractor)202/[email protected]


Thank You

Questions?

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