Beyond the Border Preliminary Planning & Design Project Final Report Summary

Agenda Project Overview Key Project Results What Happens Next

Project Overview Purpose: to further efforts to implement automated border wait time measurement solutions in a coordinated fashion by facilitating stakeholder coordination and project development across 15 sites at 13 ports of entry What was done: the consultant team collected information on high-priority crossing sites, assessed their readiness for implementation, and defined action plans to move forward What the project produced: a combination of detailed site preparation reports for each crossing and a set of high-level conclusions and recommendations for the overall program Current status: a final report has been prepared and the Border Wait Time Working Group agencies are formulating next steps

Project Overview Regional GroupingIncluded Crossing SitesUS StateCA Province Maritimes Calais – St. Stephen (3 crossings) Houlton – Woodstock Madawaska – Edmunston Maine New Brunswick St. Lawrence Derby Line – Stanstead Highgate Springs – St. Armand Champlain – St. Bernard de Lacolle Vermont New York Quebec Great Lakes 1000 Islands – Landsdowne Blue Water Bridge Sault Ste. Marie New York Michigan Ontario Great Plains Pembina – Emerson Portal – North Portal Coutts – Sweetgrass North Dakota Montana Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta PacificPoint Roberts – Boundary BayWashingtonBritish Columbia Crossings Crossing locations included sites from coast to coast Sites were chosen based on several factors, including volume Crossings were grouped by region to support coordination

Key Project Results Readiness Assessment – Each site was visited to collect information and meet with stakeholders – Goal was to determine what will be necessary to prepare sites for BWT measurement system implementation – Key outputs: Site Profiles Site Readiness Assessments

Key Project Results Readiness Assessment: Technical Characteristics Technical Readiness #Readiness Dimension Criticality Readiness by Crossing (Y/N) Calais – St. Stephen (Ferry Point) Calais – St. Stephen (Milltown) Calais – St. Stephen (International Avenue) Houlton – Woodstock Madawaska – Edmunston Derby Line – Stanstead Highgate Springs – St. Armand Champlain – St. Bernard de Lacolle 1000 Islands Blue Water Bridge Sault Ste. Marie Pembina – Emerson Portal – North Portal Coutts - Sweetgrass Point Roberts – Boundary Bay T-1 Stakeholders have clear understanding of technology options MNNNNNNNNYYYYNNN T-2 Stakeholders have reached consensus on acceptable technology alternatives HNNNNNNNNNYNNNNN T-3 Current site configuration is stable or changes are unlikely to affect technology choice HYYYYYYYYNNNNNYY T-4 Potentially viable data communications infrastructure is in place and available LNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN T-5Potentially viable system power infrastructure is in place and available LNNNNNNNNNYYNNNN

Key Project Results Readiness Assessment: Operational Characteristics Operational Readiness #Readiness Dimension Criticality Readiness by Crossing (Y/N) Calais – St. Stephen (Ferry Point) Calais – St. Stephen (Milltown) Calais – St. Stephen (International Avenue) Houlton – Woodstock Madawaska – Edmunston Derby Line – Stanstead Highgate Springs – St. Armand Champlain – St. Bernard de Lacolle 1000 Islands Blue Water Bridge Sault Ste. Marie Pembina – Emerson Portal – North Portal Coutts - Sweetgrass Point Roberts – Boundary Bay O-1 Stakeholders understand operational roles & responsibilities and are willing to participate HNNNNNNNNYYYYNNN O-2 Stakeholders understand maintenance roles & responsibilities and are willing to participate HNNNNNNNNNYNNNNN O-3 Stakeholders have consensus regarding the need for and value of automated BWT measurement MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY O-4Has mechanisms in place to disseminate BWT data LNNNNNYYYNYNYNNN

Key Project Results Readiness Assessment: Institutional Characteristics Institutional Readiness #Readiness Dimension Criticality Readiness by Crossing (Y/N) Calais – St. Stephen (Ferry Point) Calais – St. Stephen (Milltown) Calais – St. Stephen (International Avenue) Houlton – Woodstock Madawaska – Edmunston Derby Line – Stanstead Highgate Springs – St. Armand Champlain – St. Bernard de Lacolle 1000 Islands Blue Water Bridge Sault Ste. Marie Pembina – Emerson Portal – North Portal Coutts - Sweetgrass Point Roberts – Boundary Bay I-1 Has an existing coordinated stakeholder group with defined roles & responsibilities MNNNNNNNNYYYYNNN I-2 Key stakeholder organizations are prepared to commit effort to proceed with implementation HNNNNNNNNNYNNNNN I-3 Implementation responsibilities have been assigned and accepted HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN I-4 Implementation funding source(s) has(have) been identified and commitments secured HNNNNNNNNNYNNNNN I-5 Has identified agency responsibilities and agreement on implementation actions MNNNNNNNNNYNNNNN I-6O&M responsibilities have been assigned and accepted MNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

Key Project Results High-Level Conclusions: Despite common functionality, sites have many unique attributes – Roadway geometry and surfaces – Local operations – Device mounting options – Power & communications infrastructure availability Significant decision-making is necessary at nearly all sites* – Which technology type is most appropriate – Whether to procure a turn-key solution, acquire a service, or self-equip – Who will assume what roles regarding implementation, operations and maintenance – How to fund deployment and ongoing operations *Blue Water Bridge plans are well advanced

Study Results General Recommendations Procurement Recommendations Operations Recommendations Maintenance Recommendations

Next Steps BWT Working Group will work with regions and crossings to advance the Beyond the Border initiatives FHWA plans to publish the report on their website TBWG will add the final report to the documents library

Questions? Tiffany Julien, FHWA, Office of Freight Management and Operations ,