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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: [email protected] Phone: 708-283-3540
Sylvia Grijalva, U.S. – Mexican Border CoordinatorE-mail: [email protected] Phone: 602-510-7986
Roger Petzold, Team LeaderE-mail: [email protected] Phone:202-366-4074
Travis Black, Community PlannerE-Mail: [email protected] 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!
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