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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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).

7. 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

8. 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).

9. 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.

10. Border Waits Analysis Mariposa POE Schedule