In Professional Association With

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Camino Real Corridor Border Improvement Plan
In Professional Association With Parkhill, Smith
Cooper, Inc. VillaVerde, Inc. Regal
Decision Systems, Inc. Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
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Items

• Stakeholder Involvement Information Dissemination
• BIP overview Scope of study
• Data Collection
• Analysis
• Conclusion/BIP strategies
• Funding
• Discussion

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Stakeholder Involvement and Information
Dissemination

• 3 public meetings
• 3 newsletters
• 3 BIP Task Force briefings
• 3 MPO Board briefings
• 3 MPO TAC briefings
• 38 stakeholder interviews
• Project website

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BIP Overview

• Santa Teresa
• Paso Del Norte
• Stanton
• Bridge of the Americas
• Zaragosa
• Fabens-Caseta Bridge

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Data collection

• Passenger Vehicle Data
• Arriving and Departing
• Commercial Vehicle Volumes
• Commercial Vehicle Survey
• Pedestrian data
• Inspection Service Times
• Existing (Passenger and Commercial)
• DCL
• FAST

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Analysis

• Bridge Queuing Analysis Tool
• Queue lengths
• Arrivals
• Average Expected Vehicle Delay
• Transborder Truck Trip Travel Model
• POE Capacity Analysis
• Build out/ Queue Impact Scenarios using
  technologies

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Conclusion/ BIP Strategies

• Goal of minimizing delay and system-wide VMT and
  VHT
• Focus on
• Improvements at existing POEs
• Construction of new POEs
• Based on stakeholder input and technical analysis

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Strategy 1

• Conduct in-depth analysis of the impacts of
  technology based impact on delay

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Strategy 2

• Coordinate with Mexican officials on improving
  access to FAST lanes.

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Strategy 3

• Develop long range land use plan for promoting
  location of commercial BPOEs to locate to the
  less congested port at Santa Teresa and the new
  Tornillo/Guadelupe POE

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Strategy 4

• Examine the feasibility of extending the hours of
  operations for commercial crossings and implement
  a pilot study

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Strategy 5

• Explore the possibility of opening more
  processing booths throughout the day and
  implement a pilot study

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Strategy 6

• Conduct a transit alternative study with a focus
  on BPOE

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Strategy 7

• Explore Construction of new BPOEs
• Yarbrough passenger
• Sunland Park passenger
• Tornillo/Guadalupe
• Soccoro commercial

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Funding

• Funding under SAFETEA-LU
• Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program
• Transportation Infrastructure Finance and
  Innovation Act
• State Infrastructure Bank Program
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
  Program
• National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement
  Program

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Discussion