Rob Tardif

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Transit Time Measurement EBTC Pilot Project
With Turnpike Global Technologies
Rob Tardif Systems Analysis and Forecasting
Office Transportation Planning Branch Ontario
Ministry of Transportation
October 14, 2009
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Outline

• Initiatives underway to improve our understanding
  of border and corridor travel demand and
  congestion to ultimately identify infrastructure
  investment priorities
• Deployment of ITS at Border Crossings
• Transport Canada Ontario Lead, Bluetooth
  installations
• EBTC adopted TC methodology GPS vendor, shared
  website
• Ontario expansion by MTO at Ivy Lea SSM
• Continental Gateway Road Network Performance
• NHS Application Utilize trucks as probes
• GPS travel speed, routes, braking, fuel use
• MTO Road Network Performance Probe Trucks
• Micro analysis of Ontario corridors and borders
• EBTC partnership and expansion to North America
• Expansion to other fleet management
  providers/vendors

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Objective of the EBTC Border Travel Time Project

• In 2005, EBTC established as one of its
  priorities
• The need for better data on border delays
  activity
• Why
• Measure benefits of border investments
• Information required to measure impacts of
  policies and operational procedures at the
  borders
• Apply a technological solution to gain a robust
  and consistent measure
• Share information with border interests,
  carriers and the public on expected border delays

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Deployment of Low Cost ITS Solution at Border
Crossings with Turnpike Global Technologies
Quebec
EBTC
Ambassador
Stanstead-Derby Line
Lacolle-Champlain
MTO
VT
Ontario
Ivy Lea
NY
NH
Transport Canada Ontario Region
MI
Queenston-Lewiston
Blue Water
Peace
NY
Windsor Detroit Tunnel
Ambassador
PA
OH
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Lacolle Champlain Sample Size For Travel Times
Analysis In 2009
13.8
14.6
13.6
12.9
14.6
Average Crossing Time
12.7
14.7
5,046
Sample 1.6 Per Hour
5,757
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Lacolle Champlain Monthly Truck Travel Times In
2009
Average Travel Times North - US to CDN 13.5
Minutes South - CDN to US 14.1 Minutes
15.5
13.2
12.4
13.8
South
North
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Lacolle Champlain Day-of-Week Truck Travel
Times In 2009
15.5
12.9
12.9
15.1
15.1
South
North
South
Average Travel Times North - US to CDN 13.5
Minutes South - CDN to US 14.1 Minutes
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Lacolle Champlain Hourly Truck Travel Times In
2009
Average Travel Time South - CDN to US 14.1 Minutes
12 - 18
Average Travel Time North US to CDN 13.5 Minutes
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Stanstead Derby Line Sample Size For Travel
Times Analysis In 2009
40
Sample 1 Every 3 Days
52
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Stanstead-Derby Line Monthly Truck Travel Times
In 2009
Average Travel Times North - US to CDN 14.6
Minutes South - CDN to US 22.4 Minutes
40.5
North
South
North
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Stanstead-Derby Line Day-Of-Week Truck Travel
Times In 2009
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Stanstead-Derby Line Hourly Truck Travel Times In
2009
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MTO Road Network Performance Probe Trucks

• Actual routes
• Road Speeds
• Stops
• Scheduled
• Unscheduled
• Route verification
• Delays
• Payroll

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MTOs 2nd Generation Analysis Tool
Greater Toronto Delay Index-A.M. Peak (average
delay per km)
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MTO Road Network Performance Micro Analysis Tool
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Highway Systems Analysis Tools Avg. Travel
Times Toronto
Accessibility Barriers
Accessibility Enablers
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Highway Systems Analysis Tools Avg. Travel
Times Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal
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Year 2009 Canada and U.S. Truck Travel Speeds
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Year 2009 Canada and U.S. Truck Travel Speeds
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Year 2009 Canada and U.S. Truck Travel Speeds
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Ambassador Bridge (Windsor/Detroit)
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Peace Bridge Queenston/Lewiston Average Daily
Travel Times
Toronto
Queenston/Lewiston
Hamilton
Rochester
Buffalo
Peace Bridge
New York Sate
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Peace Bridge Queenston/Lewiston Average Daily
Travel Times
Peace Bridge and Queenston/Lewiston Average Daily
Travel Time Contours
47 kms
Hamilton
Queenston/Lewiston
QEW
80 kms
30 kms in 26 minutes
50 kms
I90
Hwy 3
Buffalo
Peace Bridge
I90
50 kms
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Peace Bridge Truck Travel Times On Weekdays at
600 AM
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Peace Bridge Truck Travel Times On Weekdays at
800 AM
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Peace Bridge Truck Travel Times On Weekdays at
500 PM
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Peace Bridge Average Truck Travel Times On
Weekdays
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Peace Bridge Average Truck Travel Times On
Weekends
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Windsor, Sarnia, Niagara Average Daily Travel
Time Contours
Distance Traveled in 80 Min. Windsor 30
kms Detroit 70 kms Sarnia 90 kms Port
Huron 90 kms Fort Erie 60 kms Buffalo 110 kms
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EBTC Region Average Truck Travel Times On Weekdays
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EBTC Region Average Truck Travel Times On Weekdays

• Policy and Planning Goals
• Invest to maintain competitive position
• Provide access to trade markets
• Ensure equal/balanced Bi-national accessibility
• Maximize existing infrastructure

• Transportation Systems Analysis Tools for
  Evaluation
• Measure travel times
• Identify system deficiencies and opportunities
• Prioritize Bi-national solutions

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Highway Systems Analysis Tools Border Analysis
- Travel Times
Montreal
70 km
Physical Geographical Barriers (Lake Champlain)
110 km
Burlington, VT
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Highway Systems Analysis Tools Border Analysis
- Travel Times
Montreal
70 km
110 km
Burlington, VT
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AM Corridor Delay Time Quebec City to Detroit

• Normal Free Flow Speed 13 H. 25 Min.
• WB 1 Hour, 24 Min. or 10
• EB 1 Hour, 35 Min. or 12

Quebec
2
24
Montreal
2
Montreal
34
2
2
2
34
Toronto
Toronto
2
10
38
10
11
Legend
Detroit
84
Detroit
West Bound AM Planning Time (Minutes)
95
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East Bound AM Planning Time (Minutes)
35
Highway Systems Analysis Tools I75/I71 Trade
Corridor
x
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Highway Systems Analysis Tools I75 Vs. I95
Mobility
x
x
37
Highway Systems Analysis Tools Major U.S.
Canadian Urban Mobility
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Ontario-Quebec/New York-Vermont-Maine Border
Access Corridor Performance
Montreal
Ottawa
100 miles
Limited East-West
Crossing Gap
Limited High Speed Route Options
Burlington
Kingston
Syracuse
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Ontario-Quebec/New York-Vermont Border Access
Corridor Performance
Montreal
Ottawa
X
Massena
Loss of 25 Minutes
X
X
Hwy 401
X
I89
Potsdam
Burlington
Hwy 11
I87
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Ontario-Quebec/New York-Vermont-Maine Border
Access Corridor Performance
I95
I1
X
X
Very Limited East-West
X
I87
I93
I89
X
X
X
I90
I81
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Western Canada U.S. Border Crossing and
Corridor Performance
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
WA
MT
ID
ND
ND
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Thank you!
Rob Tardif Ontario Ministry of Transportation Rob
.Tardif_at_Ontario.ca [phone]