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Commercial border crossing and wait time measurement at Laredo World Trade Bridge and the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge.
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2012-03-01
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NTL Classification:NTL-FREIGHT-Trucking Industry;NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION;NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic Flow;
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Abstract:This research is to establish a baseline and on-going measurement of border crossing times and
delay by measuring travel times for commercial trucks crossing the port of entry (POE) from
Mexico into Texas at the Laredo World Trade Bridge and the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge.
Delay time for commercial motor vehicles is a key indicator of transportation and international
supply-chain performance, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is working
with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and other members of the U.S./Mexico Joint
Working Committee (JWC) to implement automated border crossing and delay time measuring
systems.
In 2006, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) analyzed various technologies that can be used
to support automated measurement of border delay and crossing time at U.S./Mexico land ports
of entry. This project was sponsored by the FHWA and radio frequency identification (RFID)
was the selected technology for most of the U.S./Mexico land ports of entry.
FHWA, TxDOT, and other members of the JWC began working closely with U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) to determine whether projects could be enhanced to measure border
wait time in addition to total crossing time.
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