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STUDIES AND REPORTS
- California-Baja California Border Master Plan – Plan Maestro Fronterizo California-Baja California (September 2008)
The California-Baja California Border Master Plan is a binational comprehensive approach to coordinate planning and delivery of projects at land ports of entry (POEs) and transportation infrastructure serving those POEs in the California-Baja California region. The California Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Urban Development of Baja California (Secretaría de Infraestructura y Desarrollo Urbano del Estado de Baja California or SIDUE) and the U.S./Mexico Joint Working Committee, retained the San Diego Association of Governments Service Bureau to assist in the development of this Plan.
- Mariposa Port of Entry Bottleneck Study (October 2008)
The purpose of this study was to identify bottleneck areas to and from the Mariposa Port of Entry (POE) at Nogales that impact the efficient cross-border movement of goods and recommend low-cost, high-impact solutions. Nogales is the primary port accounting for more than three-quarters (77 percent) of all commercial traffic entering Arizona from Mexico and is one of the country’s largest ports of entry for fruits and vegetables. For this project, a bottleneck is defined as "a condition that restricts the free movement of traffic, creating a point of congestion where demand exceeds capacity for a given length of time." This study employs traffic data collection and analysis to identify the location and nature of bottlenecks that restrict the free flow of people and goods into, and away from, the Mariposa POE.
- "Bottleneck Study": Transportation Infrastructure and Traffic Management Analysis of Cross Border Bottlenecks (2004)
This study examines the bottlenecks at the U.S.-Mexico ports of entry (POEs). A bottleneck is defined as a condition that restricts the free movement of traffic, creating a point of congestion during specific periods of time. Addressing and alleviating this congestion in the highway system would enhance movement of people and goods. The study identifies a number of improvements in the operational efficiency and flow of vehicles traveling to and from the land POEs.
- Binational Border Transportation Infrastructure: Needs Assessment Study (2004)
This study examines border transportation infrastructure between the United States and Mexico. The focus of the study is the 1,933-mile (3,110 km) border that extends from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Gulf of Mexico the U.S. and Mexico share on the southeast coast. The four U.S. border states are California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The six Mexican border states are Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas.
- Truck Transportation through Border Points of Entry: Analysis of Coordination Systems (2002)
This report summarizes findings of a binational study examining stakeholder coordination problems that compromise the efficiency and integrity of the U.S. - Mexico border-crossing process for truck trade. Findings cover analysis of the roles of public and private-sector stakeholders in the border-crossing process; assessment of prevailing coordination systems in place at the border though stakeholder interviews and port-of-entry site visits; identification of the cause and effect of problems resulting from a lack of stakeholder coordination; alternative stakeholder coordination systems; and estimates of the economic impact of coordination alternatives where possible.
- Binational Planning and Programming Study (1998)
Costing $2.5 million, this jointly funded study was divided into four phases. Click here to view the products of each phase.
The study was completed in the Spring 1998 and established a framework for cooperative and coordinated transportation planning along the border. The study results were presented at the Guadalajara Symposium.
Topical areas addressed by the Binational Planning and Programming Study include:
- Inventory of Transportation Infrastructure
- Description of Commercial Vehicle Trade Flow Process
- US and Mexican Transportation Planning Processes
- Economic Impacts of US- Mexico Trade
- Evaluation of US and Mexican Border Area Capabilities to Forecast Expanding Trade
- Port of Entry Case Studies
To provide feedback, suggestions, or comments for this page contact Sylvia Grijalva at sylvia.grijalva@dot.gov
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