Effort to test, evaluate and deploy technologies to automate the measurement of real-time border wait times at United States-Canada land border crossings.

Details

• Creators:
  Jones, Crystal
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • International borders
  • Border regions
  • Traffic delays
  • Travel time
  • Automatic data collection systems
  • Freight traffic
  • Vehicle passenger service
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HOP-11-025
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Canada;United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The United States and Canada share the largest bi-national trading relationship in the world. An efficient and cost-effective border crossing system for both freight and passenger vehicle traffic is thus vital to the economic well-being and security of both countries. ; A 2005 study conducted by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce estimated United States-Canada border delays cost approximately $10 billion per year—more than $4 billion annually to the US economy and about $6 billion a year to the Canadian economy. While it is impossible to eliminate all delay due to the necessary and effective completion of compliance activities and other operational requirements, the need exists to identify and implement solutions that reduce unnecessary delay.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26027/dot_26027_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.38 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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