coordinated border infrastructure program. safetea-lu signed august 10, 2005 created cbi program...
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COORDINATED BORDER
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
SAFETEA-LU
Signed August 10, 2005 Created CBI program from
Border/Corridor discretionary program from TEA-21
Authorized a total of $14.47 billion for Texas, about $211.8 million for CBI
SAFETEA-LU Criteria
within 100 miles of a border For –
Improvements to existing infrastructure Construction of highways, safety related
to international trade Operational improvements, including ITS
SAFETEA-LU Criteria (con’t)
Modifications to regulatory procedures International coordination of
transportation planning, programming, and border operation
Federal share generally 80%
SAFETEA-LU Formula
Funds apportioned among border states based on factors related to the movement of people and goods through the land border ports of entry within the boundaries of the State
SAFETEA-LU Formula
20% - # of incoming commercial trucks 30% - # of incoming personal motor
vehicles & buses 25% - weight of incoming cargo by
commercial trucks 25% - # of land border POE
Texas TEA
Convened working group in Oct. 2005
Invited representatives from TxDOT districts and MPOs within 100 miles of Texas/Mexico border
Working Group
TxDOT Districts El Paso Odessa Laredo San Antonio Pharr Corpus Christi San Angelo Austin
Texas MPOs El Paso Laredo Harlingen-San
Benito Brownsville Hidalgo
Meeting Discussion
Centered around –
proximity requirements and
formula for distribution among the districts
Texas’ Formula
Same as the Federal except for use of border crossings vs. port of entry 20% # of incoming commercial trucks 30% # of incoming personal motor
vehicles & buses 25% weight of incoming cargo by
commercial trucks 25% # of border crossing points
20% 30% 25% 25%
CityTxDOT District
Incoming Trucks
(#)1
%
Incoming Personal
Vehicles & Buses (#)1
%Weight (short ton)2 %
Land Border
Crossings (#)3
#/% of Crossings per TxDOT
District3
Total %
El Paso El Paso 719,545 14,834,757 3,618,371.87 4
Fabens El Paso 0 23.9% 651,007 35.3% 0 18.7% 2 7 26.9% 26.788%
Presidio El Paso 7,433 718,535 100,910.60 1
Del Rio Laredo 64,061 1,882,065 328,834.60 2
Eagle Pass Laredo 100,100 51.3% 3,581,394 26.6% 629,557.63 60.0% 2 8 30.8% 40.934%
Laredo Laredo 1,391,850 6,763,021 10,966,338.02 4
Brownsville-Cameron Co. Pharr 226,289 7,221,272 1,255,112.50 4
Hidalgo Pharr 454,351 7,216,375 2,676,918.39 2
Progreso Pharr 23,064 24.8% 1,121,233 38.1% 6,029.81 21.3% 1 11 42.3% 32.278%
Rio Grande City Pharr 40,815 692,329 287,072.07 2
Roma Pharr 8,510 1,225,390 3,970.29 2
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 TotalsEl Paso 26.79% $8,036,376 $8,840,014 $10,715,169 $12,322,444 $13,661,840 $53,575,843Laredo 40.93% $12,280,083 $13,508,092 $16,373,444 $18,829,461 $20,876,141 $81,867,221Pharr 32.28% $9,683,540 $10,651,894 $12,911,387 $14,848,095 $16,462,019 $64,556,936
Totals 1 $30,000,000 $33,000,000 $40,000,000 $46,000,000 $51,000,000 $200,000,000
26 Crossings
Distribution of Funds
Eligibility Form
FHWA requests that the states complete a form for each project describing how the project meets the criteria for the program
TxDOT adds questions regarding the goals and strategies
Projects to Date
No eligibility forms submitted to FHWA 4 forms under review Rumors of about 10 more projects in
the works
Projects to Date (con’t.)
El Paso
Equip 30 commercial vehicles with ITS and security systems and to upgrade the engines to run on alternative fuels
Projects to Date (Con’t.)
Pharr – Parking lot at the Los Indios Free Trade
International Bridge Widen FM 1015 to 4-Lane Divided Build a concrete perimeter road at
Progresso International Bridge
Questions or Comments?
Bureau of Transportation Statistics websites =
http://www.transtats.bts.gov/BorderCrossing.aspx
http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/prod.html