FHWA at the Border David Franklin U.S – Canadian Border Coordinator Office of Planning

FHWA at the Border

David FranklinU.S – Canadian Border Coordinator

Office of Planning

U.S. – Border States

Who We Are: Border and Interstate Planning Team

• The Border and Interstate Planning Team is a small team assigned to the Office of Planning.o Director – Kenneth Pettyo Team Leader – Roger Petzoldo Border Coordinators

• Sylvia Grijalva, U.S. – Mexican Border Coordinator• David Franklin, U.S. – Canadian Border Coordinator

o Community Planner – Travis Black

Border and Interstate Planning

Team: Primary Functions

• Infrastructure Coordination• Policy Coordination• Work with Border Groups to

Accomplish Coordination of Policy and Infrastructure

• Border Research

Infrastructure Coordination

• Coordinate between all stakeholders and partners

• Coordinate expectations of one agency to another

• Facilitate meetings/information for multiple agencies to directly communicate and move forward

Example of Infrastructure Coordination

Policy Coordination• Serve as a source for policy

information• Get the word out on policy

changes and clarifications• Make sure that Policy issues are

communicated both nationally and internationally

Examples of Policy Coordination

• MAP-21 o National Freight Frame Worko Sunset of Coordinated Border

Infrastructure Program

• Grow America Act• Presidential Executive Order on

National Export Initiative• Beyond the Border Action Plan

Work with Border Groups

• Joint Working Committeeo Biannual Meeting (Mexico and U.S.)o Work Plan• Border Wait Time Studies• Regional Border Master Plans• Transportation Modeling Peer Exchange• Greening Transportation at the Border

Workshop

Work with Border Groups

• Transportation Border Working Groupo Biannual Meetings (Canada and U.S.)o Action Plan

• Policy Level Plan broken down by four subcommittees and one discussion group

o Workshops and Peer Exchanges • Border Master Planning Peer Exchange• Data Peer Exchange• Border Modeling Peer Exchange• Border Wait Time Peer Exchange• Presidential Permitting Workshop• Greening Transportation at the Border

Workshop

Southern Border Projects

State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of

Entry Project

• A state-of-the-art POE and commercial vehicle enforcement facility (CVEF) accessed via a toll road

• Improve the efficient movement of people/goods between the United States and Mexico

• Provide shorter and more predictable crossing times

Northern Border Projects

Peace Bridge

Gateway Connection Project• Add a new ramp

to connect bridge traffic – especially commercial traffic -- to the Interstate system

International BridgeNew bridge to replace aging and obsolete structure

New International Trade Crossing Project• Working for

bidders spring 2015

• MOU between CBP and GSA due 1st of New Year

Border Team Research Project

• Border Modeling Peer Exchangeo November 2013 in San Diego, CA

• Border Wait Time Peer Exchangeo December 2014 in Phoenix, AZ

• Border Freight Peer Exchangeo Spring 2015 in Detroit, MI

• Northern Border Master Planning Peer Exchangeo Summer – Fall 2015

So Why a Border Team?

Trade• Canada and Mexico are major trading partners

o Supports nearly 14 Million America jobs

Infrastructure Coordination• Streamlined project development• Linking international agencies together to

develop/build border infrastructure projects

Policy Coordination• Working to communicate administration

goals/priorities on international projects

Contact InfoBorder and Interstate

TeamDavid Franklin, U.S. – Canadian Border CoordinatorE-Mail: david.franklin@dot.gov Phone: 708-283-3540

Sylvia Grijalva, U.S. – Mexican Border CoordinatorE-mail: sylvia.grijalva@dot.gov Phone: 602-510-7986

Roger Petzold, Team LeaderE-mail: roger.petzold@dot.gov Phone:202-366-4074

Travis Black, Community PlannerE-Mail: travis.black@dot.gov Phone: 202-366-6798

Border Resource InfoBorder Team Website: http://www.borderplanning.fhwa.dot.gov/mexico.asp TBWG Resource Information:www.thetbwg.org JWC Resource Information:http://www.borderplanning.fhwa.dot.gov/members.asp Transportation Data Statisticshttp://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/

Thank you!

Questions?