Border Waits Analysis at the Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry 17th Annual Arizona Rural Transportation Summit January 14, 2016

Border Waits Analysis at the Mariposa POE Objectives Install a technology system that accurately measures border wait and crossing time for northbound commercial vehicles Select the appropriate technology for the proposed system Implement the system

Wait and Crossing Time Definitions U.S. MX Reader and Antenna U.S. CBP Wait Time Border Wait Time – from the end of the queue to CBP primary inspection booths Border Crossing time – from the end of the queue to the end of the entire process (exit of the POE) Crossing Time

Border Wait Times Commercial Vehicles Technology Assessment Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) AVI using laser frequency AVI using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) AVI using infrared frequency Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Vehicle matching Automatic vehicle location (AVL) GPS Mobile phone location Inductive loop detectors Analyzed numerous technologies. GPS and RFID emerged as the most appropriate technologies for this analysis.

Border Wait Times Commercial Vehicles RFID Technology Assessment Benefits RFID technology already in use by CBP for FAST Program, and by ADOT at State Inspection Facilities No in-truck equipment installation required Continuing costs of operation is relatively low Concerns Data collected is not as precise as GPS Agreements must be made with U.S. and Mexican agencies to install RFID readers Information system more complicated than GPS Already in use by CBP for the FAST Program and by ADOT. More cost effective.

Border Waits Analysis Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry Reader location – 1 The first readers are located at the south end of the Nogales Commercial Corridor at Mexican Customs (8 miles S. of the border).

Border Waits Analysis Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry Reader location – 2 R2 - End of the queue The second readers are located a .5 mile south of the border at the end of the queue where POVs, FAST CVs and general cargo/non FAST CVs are segregated. 2 antennas, 1 reader for 2 lanes

Border Waits Analysis Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry Reader locations – 3 and 4 Readers 3 and 4 are located at CBP Primary Inspection Booths and at the end of the inspection process at the ADOT rapid inspection lanes (RELs).

Border Crossing Information System Web-based Tool Will display real time and archived border wait and crossing time information Another deliverable of this Project is a web-based tool that will display real time border wait and crossing time information and archived data. This tool will allow users to access and download archived data such as monthly, weekly, daily and hourly border wait and crossing time.

Border Waits Analysis Mariposa POE Schedule