FHWA at the Border David Franklin U.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 Petty o Team Leader – Roger Petzold o 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 Work o 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 Committee o 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 Group o 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 Bridge New bridge to replace aging and obsolete structure

New International Trade Crossing Project Working for bidders spring 2015 MOU between CBP and GSA due 1 st of New Year

Border Team Research Project Border Modeling Peer Exchange o November 2013 in San Diego, CA Border Wait Time Peer Exchange o December 2014 in Phoenix, AZ Border Freight Peer Exchange o Spring 2015 in Detroit, MI Northern Border Master Planning Peer Exchange o 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 Info Border and Interstate Team David Franklin, U.S. – Canadian Border Coordinator Phone: Sylvia Grijalva, U.S. – Mexican Border Coordinator Phone: Roger Petzold, Team Leader Travis Black, Community Planner Phone:

Border Resource Info Border Team Website: TBWG Resource Information: JWC Resource Information: Transportation Data Statistics

Thank you! Questions?