1. A State Perspective on Infrastructure Challenges and Opportunities Presentation to The Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference Halifax, Nova Scotia Lynn Weiskopf New York State Department of Transportation August 8, 2011

2. New York State’s Transportation System

3. Our System is Aging

5. The need for investment is clear, but resources are constrained.

6. Historical Federal Transportation Funding 6

9. New York State’s Border Infrastructure New York has 17 land border crossings and four rail only border crossings. Three of the ten largest crossings with Canada in terms of all trade: Buffalo-Niagara Falls (3 rd ) Champlain – Rouses Point (4 th ) Alexandria Bay (9 th ) New York crossings carried 22% of the value of all trade with Canada. Source: BTS

10. New York State’s Border Infrastructure Three of the ten busiest truck crossings Buffalo-Niagara Falls (2 nd ) Champlain-Rouses Point (4 th ) Alexandria Bay (7 th ) Four of the eleven busiest passenger crossings: Buffalo-Niagara Falls (1 st ) Champlain- Rouses Point (6 th ) Massena (7 th ) Alexandria Bay (11 th ) Source: BTS

11. New York State’s Border Infrastructure Two of the ten busiest rail crossings Buffalo-Niagara Falls (3 rd ) Champlain-Rouses Point (7 th ) Top 10 rail crossings account for more than 90 percent of all freight rail traffic Two of the nation’s three international passenger rail crossings. Source: BTS

12. New York State’s Border Infrastructure New York State was the top U.S. destination for Canadian travelers. New York State accounted for the most tourism travel to Canada 517,000 jobs directly tied to cross-border trade in New York in 2010 More than 70 percent of the Canadian/US trade that crossed New York State’s borders had an origin or destination in another state.

14. Border Infrastructure Development – Creating Opportunities Partnering with others Understanding needs Working together to develop and implement plans and strategies

15. Niagara Region Strategies

16. Champlain-Lacolle Border Crossing 2002 After Construction

17. I-87 Multimodal Corridor Study

18. Rail Improvements  Track improvements  Signal system upgrades  New Saratoga Station  Vertical clearances

19. Overton Corners Small Crossings Rouses Point Northbound Chateaugay Southbound Rouses Point/Lacolle Rte. 223

20. Other Partnerships Eastern Border Transportation Coalition Transportation Border Working Group

21. The Road Ahead Challenging financial times Continue to plan for the future Opportunities through continued partnerships

22. THANK YOU QUESTIONS?