U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 1 Border Infrastructure Compendium Border Infrastructure Needs U.S. / Canada 2003 & Beyond Canada-U.S. Transportation Border Working Group June 11, 2003 – Burlington, Vermont Presented By Gerard Cioffi, NYSDOT Bill Holthoff, Sear-Brown Funded by FWHA

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 2 Overview  Intent/Focus  The Compendium Is  Modification From 2002  Demonstration  Summary of Current Results  Where Are We?  Remaining Issues  Where do we go from here?

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 3 Compendium Intent  Input into Canada-U.S. Smart Border Declaration, Action 19, Infrastructure Improvements  Identify the magnitude of needs and funding required at or near the Border  Provide a coordinated comprehensive basis for defining and seeking funds  Bi-National Project Coordination

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 4 Compendium Focus  Highway Facilities, with –Dedicated Commercial Operations; or –Significant Non-Commercial Traffic  Assess other ports in subsequent effort Staffing needs are critical, will be recognized, but won’t be quantified

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 5 The Compendium Is Data Base containing:  Port Descriptions  Aerials and /or sketches of crossing  Listing of projects planned or considered for each crossing or to support a crossing  Project Classifications and funding sources Can be sorted or manipulated to obtain a summary of the desired information

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 6 The 2002 Compendium  Provided valuable information  But identified shortcomings and need for –Greater participation by agencies –Clearer definitions –Additional project classifications –Additional information (i.e., funding sources, trade value, traffic volumes, approach lanes, etc.) Most of these items are addressed in the 2003 Compendium

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 7 Project Definitions  Border Crossings and Plaza Facilities  Border Approaches – within 5 Km  Trade Corridors – direct access within 100 Km  Rail  Water Ports

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 8 Draft 2003 Compendium Demonstration

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation Current Results  259 projects submitted (185 U.S. and 70 Canada)  Estimated Total Cost - $12.4 billion  76% of U.S. cost for projects years into the future  85% of Canada’s cost for projects to be completed prior to 2009, or now

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 10 Where Are We?  Still have missing or incomplete data –Costs, Completion Date –Projects  Verification of data  What will be released or provided?  Clean-up

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 11 Issues To Address  Available vs. releasable information –Inspection agencies –States/Provinces  Level of detail of releasable information –Agencies - TBWG - Others –Format - Hard copy - CD - WEB Site

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 12 Issues To Address  Information Updates (Methodology)  Security of information –Available –Releasable  Coordination/Cooperation

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 13 Long-Term Where Should We Go From Here?  Maintenance –Yes/No –Who  Comprehensiveness  Other ports  Relationship to Bi-National Infrastructure/Modeling Working Group  Funding

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 14 Suggestions  Not sure yet. Will be working on this and will discuss, prior to presentation

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 15 Port Description Border Crossing Project Report Port ID NY03 Port Name Lewiston-Queenston Bridge City Lewiston State NY Province ON Facility Owner NFBC - GSA Leased Year Facility Constructed 1961 Facilities Picture. Yes Schematic No Facility Location Lewiston, NY / Queenston, ON History Background The Lewiston Queenston Crossings is located on I-190, which connects using Highway 405 and the QEW the Greater Toronto, Ontario, region to Western New York State and the New York State Thruway (I-190). Because of its proximity to Buffalo, NY and the Peace Bridge, it is used as an another major entry and exit point for the western New York trade corridor. Over 1,500 trucks per day use Lewiston as the crossing to Canada and it is the forth busiest Commercial Crossing between the U.S. and Canada. USACanadaConnecting Highway: US Interstate 190Highway 405 Approach Lanes: 2Approach Lanes: 2 Primary Inspection Lanes: 10Primary Inspection Lanes: 11 Toll Lanes: None, one way toll to Canada OnlyToll Lanes: 4 Priority Lanes: None, one plannedPriority Lanes: None Annual Volumes Bi-Directional:YearTo USA:YearTo Canada:Year: Total: ??????? ???? ?????? ???? ?????? ???? Truck: 996, Passenger Cars: 3,266, Bus/Others: Trade Volume (US$): Year 2001 BTS Port ID#: - Estimated by port value and EBTC weight proportions (Used to determine Trade Volume)

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 16 Project Classifications  Border Plaza –Transportation Facilities –Enforcement/Security Facilities  Border Approaches and Trade Corridors –Highways –Bridges –Intelligent Transportation Systems

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 17 Project Description Crossing Project Port ID NY03 Project Number001 Project Location Lewiston-Queenston Bridge Completion 2007 Estimate $15,000,000 Project Scope Widen the existing bridge to add a 5th lane Project Summary Provide an additional lane on the bridge to allow pre-clear commercial vehicles to by pass other vehicles waiting to be process through primary enforcement inspections. ContactThomas E. GarlockProject Classification Plaza Primary Funding Source BIF Agency NFBC Infrastructure Project Classification Bridge Secondary Funding Source MTO/NFBC Country Responsible for Project (USA/Canada/Both) Canada State/Province/Agency Responsible for Project NFBC

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 18 Expected Products  Hard Copy of Summary Report  CD with: 1.Updated Access Data Base; 2.Word and PDF files of port descriptions, photos, and projects listings; 3.Viewer to access data, photos, projects on a port directly; 4.Update data entry system

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 19 Reports Summary of Total Project Cost for Short- ( ), Medium-( ) and Long-Term (2020+) by: 1.U.S. and Canada 2.State and Province 3.Port 4.Project Type (Classifications) 5.Primary Funding Source

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 20 CD Would Allow  View Port and Project Information  Update Information  View Reports  Instructions  Glossary

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 21 Information Update  Update Existing Port Information  Update Existing Project Information

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Transport Transports Canada Canada Transportation Border Working Group New York State Department of Transportation 22 Smart Border Declaration Action 19, Infrastructure Improvements Work to secure resources for joint and coordinated physical and technological improvements to key border points and trade corridors aimed at overcoming traffic management and growth challenges, including dedicated lanes and border modeling exercises