1. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan
Rudy H. Perez, Jr.
Program Planning Manager
Border to Border Transportation Conference
McAllen, Texas
November 18, 2014

2. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Objectives
Identify, prioritize and promote land port of entry (LPOE), multi-modal infrastructure and rail projects.
Design a process to ensure that relevant stakeholder agencies participate in the planning of LPOE projects and related transportation infrastructure improvements.
Establish a process for continued dialogue among federal, state, regional, and local stakeholder agencies in Arizona and Mexico that will promote coordination on current and future projects.
Inclusive and transparent process
Formalize and institutionalize the border planning process
Dynamic living document which will be updated every 3-5 years

3. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Focus Study Area

4. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Committees
Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
Executive level agency managers
Technical Working Group (TWG)
Senior agency technical staff

5. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Stakeholder Meetings

6. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Evaluation Criteria
Types of Projects
LPOEs
Multi-modal Infrastructure (MMI)
Roadway
Bridge
Interchange
Pedestrian
Bicyclist
Rail
Freight
Passenger

7. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Evaluation Criteria
Categories by Project Type
Cost Effectiveness
Project Readiness
Capacity/Congestion
LPOE Connectivity (N/A for LPOEs)
Regional Benefit
Bi-national Coordination (LPOEs only)

8. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Evaluation Criteria
Category Weighting Values
LPOE
MMI
Rail
Capacity/Congestion
40%
36%
35%
Cost Effectiveness
15%
16%
Regional Benefit
21%
23%
Project Readiness
11%
10%
13%
LPOE Connectivity
n/a
Bi-National Coordination

9. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Final Project Rankings
LPOEs
17 Arizona
12 Sonora
12 Combined
Multi-modal Infrastructure
108 Arizona
19 Sonora
8 Rail
Represents a total value of $2.6 billion.

10. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan GIS Tool

11. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan GIS Tool

12. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Declaration of Cooperation
Buy in from the top down.

13. DECLARATION OF COOPERATION TO BE ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, THROUGH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF SONORA, THROUGH THE SECRETARIAT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR ARIZONA-SONORA BORDER MASTER PLAN COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

14. DECLARACION DE COOPERACION QUE SE ESTABLECE ENTRE EL GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA, POR CONDUCTO DE LA SECRETARIA DE INFRAESTRUCTURA Y DESARROLLO URBANO CON EL GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE ARIZONA POR CONDUCTO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE TRANSPORTE DE ARIZONA PARA LA COORDINACION E IMPLEMENTACION DEL PLAN MAESTRO PARA LA FRONTERA SONORA-ARIZONA

15. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Declaration of Cooperation

16. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Federal, State & Regional Coordination
U.S.-Mexico Joint Working Committee (JWC) on Transportation Planning
U.S.-Mexico Bi-national Bridges and Border Crossings Group (BBBXG)
State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program
Arizona-Mexico Commission (AMC)
Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization (YMPO) TIP
Pima Association of Governments (PAG) TIP
Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization (SEAGO) TIP

17. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan Recommendations
Border Wait Study at each of the LPOEs
Travel Demand Modeling (TDM) from SCT
Border Area Focused TDM – integrate ADOT and SCT models

18. Arizona-Sonora Border Master Plan
Contact: Rudy H. Perez, Jr.
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