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PROJECT 5001545 SR 11/OTAY MESA EAST PORT OF ENTRY ITS TECHNOLOGY PRE-DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY PHASE 1 DELIVERABLE 11-2 STATE-OF-THE-PRACTICE SCAN FINAL TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM I VERSION: 3.0 FEBRUARY 2012 Project 5001545 State-of-the-Practice Scan SR 11/OME POE ITS Pre-Deployment Strategy D11-2: Final Technical Memorandum I DOCUMENT CONTROL Client: SANDAG Project SR 11/Otay Mesa East POE ITS Technology Pre-Deployment Name: Strategy Phase 1 Report STATE-OF-THE-PRACTICE SCAN FINAL TECHNICAL Title: MEMORANDUM I Reference: 5001545 Version: 3.0 – Final Copy Submitted to Client Digital Projectmanager.com\My Home\Documents\Projects\5001545 – ITS Master: Predeployment Study for POE and SR 11 – Stage 1\State-of-the- Practice\Final State of the Practice Scan V3 Originator: Juan Carlos Villa (TTI) Reviewers: Rajat Rajbhandari (TTI), Mark Jensen (CAMSYS), Don Murphy, Simon Smith, Chris Kimbrell, Victoria Campillo (all IBI Group) Approver: Tina Casgar, SANDAG Circulation Post to www.projectmanager.com SANDAG project 5001545 List: Initial distribution to ITS Team Only – Week of August 7, 2011 Distribution to ITS Team & Project Managers – Week of October 23, 2011 History: 1.0 Initial Draft for Internal Review 2.0 First Draft for Client Review 3.0 Final Copy Submitted to Client 4.0 Additional Input from Client Deliverable 11-2 State-of-the-Practice Scan final Technical Memorandum I February 2012 Project 5001545 State-of-the-Practice Scan SR 11/OME POE ITS Pre-Deployment Strategy D11-2: Final Technical Memorandum I TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... v LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................... vii 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Key Findings ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2.1 Border Crossing Operations .............................................................................. 1 1.2.2 Tolling At Border Crossings and Beyond ......................................................... 2 1.2.3 Traffic Management and Traveler Information ................................................. 3 1.3 Emerging Technologies .......................................................................................... 5 1.3.1 Emerging Technologies ..................................................................................... 5 1.3.2 International Technology Developments ........................................................... 5 1.3.3 USDOT Connected Vehicle Program (CVP) .................................................... 6 1.4 Implications and Recommendations for the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry ........... 6 1.4.1 Border Crossing Operations Implications for the OME POE ........................... 6 1.4.2 Tolling Implications for the OME POE ............................................................ 6 1.4.3 Traffic Management and Traveler Information Implications for the OME POE ......................................................................................................... 7 1.4.4 Data Management Implications for the OME POE ........................................... 8 1.4.5 Enforcement and Inspection for the OME POE ................................................ 9 2 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................... 10 2.1 Background ........................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Objectives of the Project ....................................................................................... 10 2.3 Objectives of the State-of-the-Practice Scan ........................................................ 11 2.4 Organization of the Report .................................................................................... 11 3 BORDER INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES ................. 13 3.1 USA-Bound Commercial Vehicle Crossing Process ............................................ 13 3.1.1 The Mexican Export Lot.................................................................................. 14 3.1.2 The US Federal Compound ............................................................................. 14 3.1.3 The State Safety Inspection Facility ................................................................ 14 3.1.4 Commercial Border Crossing Security Programs ........................................... 15 3.1.5 Technology Used to Screen Commercial Motor Vehicles .............................. 15 3.2 Mexico-Bound Commercial Vehicle Crossing Process ........................................ 16 3.3 US-Bound Passenger Vehicle Crossing Process................................................... 17 3.3.1 SENTRI ........................................................................................................... 17 3.3.2 NEXUS ............................................................................................................ 19 3.4 Mexico-Bound Passenger Vehicle Crossing Process ........................................... 20 February 2012 Page i Project 5001545 State-of-the-Practice Scan SR 11/OME POE ITS Pre-Deployment Strategy D11-2: Final Technical Memorandum I 3.5 USA-Bound Pedestrian Crossing Process ............................................................ 20 3.5.1 READY Lane .................................................................................................. 20 3.5.2 Global Entry .................................................................................................... 21 3.6 Mexico-Bound Pedestrian Crossing Process ........................................................ 22 3.7 Technology Deployed by CBP to Improve Security ............................................ 22 4 STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ....... 24 4.1 Stakeholder Agencies at the California-Mexico Border ....................................... 24 4.2 Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities at the Border .......................................... 26 5 TOLLING AT BORDER CROSSINGS AND BEYOND ............................... 28 5.1 Tolling at Border Crossings .................................................................................. 28 5.1.1 Binational Tolling Implementation Approaches ............................................. 28 5.1.2 Overview of Tolled Roadways Leading to and from the USA-Mexico Border ............................................................................................................. 30 5.1.3 Methods of Toll Collection.............................................................................. 31 5.1.4 Toll Rate Determination Based on Time of Day and Congestion Levels ....... 35 5.1.5 Coordination of Toll Rates between Operators on Opposite Sides of Border ............................................................................................................. 35 5.1.6 In-Lane and Post-Event Enforcement Strategies ............................................. 36 5.1.7 Accepted Currency for Manual Payment Facilities ......................................... 37 5.2 Congestion Pricing and User Fee Collection ........................................................ 37 5.2.1 PierPASS: Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor, California ................................ 37 5.2.2 The Lee County Variable Pricing Project: Lee County, Florida ..................... 37 5.2.3 SR 91 Express Lanes in Orange County, California ....................................... 38 5.2.4 Study of Potentials of Congestion Pricing at International Border Crossings in El Paso ....................................................................................... 38 5.2.5 Central London, United Kingdom ................................................................... 39 5.2.6 Collection of User Fees for Trucks in Germany .............................................. 40 5.3 Existing and Future Technology ........................................................................... 41 5.3.1 Technology Trends for Collection of Tolls ..................................................... 41 5.3.2 Tolling Technologies and Tolling Standards Used by Cross-Border Regional Partners ............................................................................................ 43 5.3.3 Enforcement Technologies Being Applied for Toll Payment Capture ............ 43 5.3.4 Dedicated Short-Range Communication Technologies .................................. 44 5.3.5 Assessment on Equipment Manufacturers for Tolling Applications ............... 45 6 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND TRAVELER INFORMATION .............. 47 6.1 Traffic Management at and around Border Crossings .......................................... 47 6.1.1 Data Sharing and Integration with Mexican Partners ...................................... 47 6.1.2 Planned Special Events at and around Border Crossings ................................ 49 6.1.3 Real-Time Incident Management at and around Border Crossings