Cross-Border Coordination FHWA’s Role in Border Planning

Lisa M. DyeLisa M. DyeInternational Transportation Program EngineerInternational Transportation Program EngineerFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Highway Administration

Border to Border Conference – April 17, 2007Border to Border Conference – April 17, 2007

FHWA’s Mission

Enhancing Mobility Through Enhancing Mobility Through Innovation, Leadership, and Innovation, Leadership, and

Public ServicePublic Service

FHWA’s Strategic Goals

SafetySafety Mobility/CongestionMobility/Congestion Global ConnectivityGlobal Connectivity Environmental StewardshipEnvironmental Stewardship National Homeland SecurityNational Homeland Security Organizational ExcellenceOrganizational Excellence

FHWA Provides

ResourcesResources– SAFETEA-LU’s Coordinated Border SAFETEA-LU’s Coordinated Border

Infrastructure FundInfrastructure Fund

– Research FundsResearch Funds StaffStaff

Coordinated Border Infrastructure (CBI) Program

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

$833 million over 6 years $833 million over 6 years Distributed by formula to Border Distributed by formula to Border

StatesStates

CBI Program -Eligible Uses

Improvements to existing Improvements to existing transportation and supporting transportation and supporting infrastructure infrastructure

Construction of highways Construction of highways Safety enforcement facilities related Safety enforcement facilities related

to international trade to international trade

CBI Program -Eligible Uses

Modification to regulatory Modification to regulatory proceduresprocedures

International coordination and International coordination and border operational improvementsborder operational improvements

Operational improvementsOperational improvements

FHWA Research Funds

Border wait time studiesBorder wait time studies Evaluation of operational Evaluation of operational

improvementsimprovements Traffic studiesTraffic studies Origin and destination studiesOrigin and destination studies

FHWA Staff

Border Team’s RolesBorder Team’s Roles– Researchers/Technical ExpertsResearchers/Technical Experts

– FacilitatorsFacilitators

– MediatorsMediators

– OmbudsmenOmbudsmen

FHWA’s Border Team

Sylvia GrijalvaSylvia Grijalva

Sylvia.Grijalva@dot.govSylvia.Grijalva@dot.gov

Lisa DyeLisa Dye

Lisa.Dye@dot.govLisa.Dye@dot.gov

HQ position (vacant)HQ position (vacant)

Alicia NolanAlicia Nolan

Alicia.Nolan@dot.govAlicia.Nolan@dot.gov

Jill Hochman, Roger Petzold, and Sarah Clements,Jill Hochman, Roger Petzold, and Sarah Clements,Environment, Planning and RealtyEnvironment, Planning and RealtyFred Werner, Atlanta Resource CenterFred Werner, Atlanta Resource CenterCrystal Jones, Office of Freight ManagementCrystal Jones, Office of Freight ManagementMike Avery, Office of International ProgramsMike Avery, Office of International Programs

US-Mexico Joint Working Committee

Coordinates transportation planningCoordinates transportation planningChaired by FHWA/SCT and formed Chaired by FHWA/SCT and formed

of federal and state partnersof federal and state partnersTwin goals of communication and Twin goals of communication and

coordinationcoordinationBiannual work plansBiannual work plans

Ongoing JWC Efforts

Border GIS (BGIS) Platform Border GIS (BGIS) Platform Development Development

Border Infrastructure Needs Border Infrastructure Needs Assessment (BINS) Phase II/ GISAssessment (BINS) Phase II/ GIS

GIS TrainingGIS Training

Ongoing JWC Efforts

Analysis of Coordination Systems Analysis of Coordination Systems at Ports of Entry Studyat Ports of Entry Study

Border Information Flow Border Information Flow Architecture (BIFA)Architecture (BIFA)

Technical Assistance Technical Assistance on Finance on Finance

Ongoing JWC Efforts

Regional Border Master PlanRegional Border Master Plan

Bottleneck StudiesBottleneck Studies

Evaluation of Otay Mesa FAST Evaluation of Otay Mesa FAST Lane Project Lane Project

US-Canada Transportation Border Working Group

Coordinates transportation Coordinates transportation planningplanning

Formed of federal, state and Formed of federal, state and provincial partners provincial partners

Action plansAction plans

Ongoing TBWG Efforts

Compendium of needs for Compendium of needs for northern border crossingsnorthern border crossings

Border data collection surveyBorder data collection survey Economic studyEconomic study Border Information Flow Border Information Flow

ArchitectureArchitecture

Other Working Groups

Binational Bridges and Border Binational Bridges and Border Crossings GroupCrossings Group

Port of the FuturePort of the Future Border Liaison MechanismsBorder Liaison Mechanisms Regional Partnering MeetingsRegional Partnering Meetings

Mediation/Problem Solving

Broker agreements between Broker agreements between partnerspartners

Establish action plans for Establish action plans for projectsprojects

Respond to concernsRespond to concerns

Keys to Success

SecuritySecurityMobilityMobility

SafetySafety