Cross-Border Coordination FHWA’s Role in Border Planning

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

FHWA’s Mission Enhancing Mobility Through Innovation, Leadership, and Public Service

FHWA’s Strategic Goals

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Safety

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Mobility/Congestion

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Global Connectivity

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Environmental Stewardship

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National Homeland Security

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Organizational Excellence

FHWA Provides

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Resources

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SAFETEA LU’s Coordinated Border Infrastructure Fund

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Research Funds

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Staff

Coordinated Border Infrastructure (CBI) Program

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Fund to improve the safe movement of vehicles at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico

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$833 million over 6 years

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Distributed by formula to Border States

CBI Program -Eligible Uses

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Improvements to existing transportation and supporting infrastructure

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Construction of highways

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Safety enforcement facilities related to international trade

CBI Program -Eligible Uses

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Modification to regulatory procedures

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International coordination and border operational improvements

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Operational improvements

FHWA Research Funds

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Border wait time studies

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Evaluation of operational improvements

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Traffic studies

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Origin and destination studies

FHWA Staff

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Border Team’s Roles

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Researchers/Technical Experts

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Facilitators

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Mediators

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Ombudsmen

FHWA’s Border Team Sylvia Grijalva [email protected]

HQ position (vacant) Lisa Dye [email protected]

Alicia Nolan [email protected]

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

US-Mexico Joint Working Committee

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Coordinates transportation planning

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Chaired by FHWA/SCT and formed of federal and state partners

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Twin goals of communication and coordination

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Biannual work plans

Ongoing JWC Efforts

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Border GIS (BGIS) Platform Development

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Border Infrastructure Needs Assessment (BINS) Phase II/ GIS

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GIS Training

Ongoing JWC Efforts

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Analysis of Coordination Systems at Ports of Entry Study

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Border Information Flow Architecture (BIFA)

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Technical Assistance on Finance

Ongoing JWC Efforts

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Regional Border Master Plan

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Bottleneck Studies

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Evaluation of Otay Mesa FAST Lane Project

US-Canada Transportation Border Working Group

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Coordinates transportation planning

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Formed of federal, state and provincial partners

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Action plans

Ongoing TBWG Efforts

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Compendium of needs for northern border crossings

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Border data collection survey

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Economic study

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Border Information Flow Architecture

Other Working Groups

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Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group

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Port of the Future

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Border Liaison Mechanisms

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Regional Partnering Meetings

Mediation/Problem Solving

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Broker agreements between partners

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Establish action plans for projects

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Respond to concerns

Keys to Success

Safety Mobility Security