Michele Mueller Senior Project Manager Applying Intelligent Transportation Systems to Cross Border Issues TC / FHWA Regional Roundtable Mike Barnet Senior

Michele Mueller

Senior Project Manager

Applying Intelligent Transportation Systems

to Cross Border IssuesTC / FHWA Regional Roundtable

Mike Barnet

Senior Project Engineer

Intelligent Transportation Systems Program2

Outline

Background Goals for an Intelligent Border Crossing Work Underway in Port Huron / Sarnia for a Border Advisory

System Plans for Alternate Crossings Related Work


Ontario Population >13 million Ontario’s international trade is greater than $436 billion

49% of Canada’s overall international trade Motor vehicle parts represent the largest commodity group

27% of Ontario’s total merchandise trade Ontario’s US trade represents 65% of our international

trade Destination for 78% of Ontario exports Source of 56% of Ontario imports

Ontario’s top US export destinations: Michigan ($38.9 billion) California ($15.1 billion) New York ($13.1 billion) Ohio ($7.5 billion) Texas ($6.9 billion)



Michigan 4 International Crossings Increased Demand at Crossings

Passenger and Freight Trade Statistics:

Month Snapshot– Total US/Canada trade; $57.37 billion (up 8% compared to Sept 13)– Michigan largest state trading with Canada Sept 2014 ; $6.6 billion

Year to Date (As of Sept 2014)– US/Canada Trade through Michigan - $169.65 billion (up 8.14%

from last year)o Michigan's border crossings handled 34.2% of all

US/Canada trade in September– Michigan/Canada trade through Michigan border crossings - $48.4

billion (up 9.9% from last year)


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Intelligent Border Crossing GOALS

Reduce travel delay by taking action to maximize the efficiency of the transportation network

Enhance safety by taking action to provide timely, useful information regarding roadway conditions well in advance of necessary action

Reduce the costs associated with cross-border travel by taking action to reduce systemic inefficiencies in the transportation system, and to promote inter-agency information-sharing and coordination

Reduce the negative impacts on border communities by taking action to reduce idling and congestion

Provide support to other government agencies by facilitating the exchange of information regarding cross-border transport


Project Planning / Design

Concept of Operations Automatically measure Border Wait Time on a real-time basis Provide border wait-time information to motorists en route via:

– Roadside signs– Traveler Information Website

Coordination with FHWA Multi state systems

Coordination amongst all stakeholders Partnership, MOU Infrastructure

Stakeholder Involvement Technology Investigation Software


Hybrid Approach(Bluetooth and Vehicle

Detectors) Use of Bluetooth Readers & Vehicle Detectors Vehicle Detectors

Service flow rate Volume of cars in the queue

Bluetooth Detector Historical travel time information

Vehicle detectors installed at border

crossing in BC, Canada

Bluetooth reader installed off highway

shoulder, Ontario


Hybrid Approach

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Closed System(NOTE: Could be a tunnel or bridge approach)

Bluetooth Reader ‘B’Direction of Travel

Cars EnteringCars Exiting

Vehicle Detectors ‘A’ Vehicle Detectors ‘B’

• Bluetooth and Vehicle Detectors co-located (in principle)

• Vehicle Detectors A gives real-time service flow rate

• Vehicle Detectors B gives number of cars in the queue

• Bluetooth reader provides historical travel times


Blue Water Bridge Crossing


Data Review


Data Analysis


Current Status

With much calibration effort and support from our project partners including Parsons, the Bluetooth vendor (TPA-NA) and MDOT, we have achieved very accurate border wait time measurements using the travel time method alone

Waiting to confirm with instances where wait time exceeds 1 hr.

After similar calibration effort and support from MDOT, we are not able to achieve a comparable level of accuracy with the closed system method as we were with the travel time method. This is due to a typical daily error of about 3% between measured arrivals and measured departures; and occasional lost volumes due to wireless transmission

Still have an issue with 1 Bluetooth modem that is intermittently dropping connectivity


Information Dissemination

Michigan: Will be posting information on Dynamic Message Signs, MiDrive, and a phone application

Ontario: Plan is to provide information through Web, Road Side Signs, and potentially 511.

We also plan to make the information available to those who can use and distribute including CBSA and CBP


Lessons Learned

Large, multi-jurisdictional team MTO, MDOT Blue Water Bridge CAN / USA City of Windsor 2 Consulting teams

Design of Hybrid Approach requires equipment on both sides of crossing – both loops and bluetooth

Development of signing / messaging strategy Size of sign Roadside Vs. Overhead Bilingual Requirements

Privacy Concerns raised by media Uncertainty related to construction of DRIC


Other Related Work

GLRTOC ENTERPRISE Pooled Fund MTO-MDOT Incident Management System

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Thank You

Michele MuellerSr. Project ManagerMichigan Department of TransportationPhone: (248)431-1443Email: [email protected]

Mike BarnetSr. Project EngineerMinistry of TransportationPhone: (416)235-5110Email: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



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Michele Mueller Senior Project Manager Applying Intelligent Transportation Systems to Cross Border Issues TC / FHWA Regional Roundtable Mike Barnet Senior