U.S./Mexico Joint Working Committee on Transportation Planning Improving Cross-Border Transportation Oct. 22, 2014 Kenneth Petty Director, Office of Planning FHWA

Over View Background JWC origins, purpose and goals Biennial Work plan items Greening Border Conclusion

FHWA’s Border Role Improve coordinated border related decision-making Ensure transportation investments efficiently move people and goods across the borders Support national security Background

Border Significance The value of trade (imports and exports) between the US/Canada and US/Mexico during 2014 was $366,807,000,000. The number of US bound truck crossings between the three countries; the United States, Mexico and Canada, was 10,843,525 in An average day in 2013, 629,645 incoming travelers cross our through land ports of entry (POEs). Background

US – Mexico Border The U.S-Mexico border extends 1,954 miles. There are 45 active land border POEs and 9 international railroad crossings on this border. Background

Originated in 1994 via MOU Coordinates transportation planning Chaired by FHWA/SCT and formed of federal and state partners Twin goals of communication and coordination Biennial work plans U.S./ MX Joint Working Committee

Biennial Work plans Past Efforts Regional border master plans Traffic forecasting and data coordination Border wait-time studies Greening the border Innovative financing proponent Bottleneck studies

Work Plan Border wait-time studies – Multiple Pilot Projects – Border wait-time integration – Analysis of how to use & disseminate wait-time data – Upcoming US/Mexico Border wait-time peer exchange

Work Plan Six Regional Border Master Plans – Laredo District/Coahuila-Nuevo Leon-Tamaulipas June 2012 – Lower Rio Grande Valley/Tamaulipas Oct – El Paso-Santa Teresa/Chihuahua Oct – Arizona/Sonora Feb – California/Baja California 2008 & July 2014 – New Mexico/Chihuahua – started Oct plans.asp

Work Plan Transportation Modeling & ITS capacity Building – Border Transportation Modeling peer exchange. Border ITS standards coordination Border finance workshop Binational corridor & multimodal freight management strategies

Work Plan California integrated border approach study Douglas, AZ / Agua Prieta POE traffic study Binational San Luis / San Luis Rio Colorado Sonora transportation study Freight Peer Exchange – Data Dictionary – Freight Fluidity – Cross Border Data

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THANK YOU ! Kenneth Petty Director, Office Of Planning Federal Highway Administration.