COORDINATED BORDER

INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM

SAFETEA-LU

Signed August 10, 2005 Created CBI program from

Border/Corridor discretionary program from TEA-21

Authorized a total of $14.47 billion for Texas, about $211.8 million for CBI

SAFETEA-LU Criteria

within 100 miles of a border For –

Improvements to existing infrastructure Construction of highways, safety related

to international trade Operational improvements, including ITS

SAFETEA-LU Criteria (con’t)

Modifications to regulatory procedures International coordination of

transportation planning, programming, and border operation

Federal share generally 80%

SAFETEA-LU Formula

Funds apportioned among border states based on factors related to the movement of people and goods through the land border ports of entry within the boundaries of the State

SAFETEA-LU Formula

20% - # of incoming commercial trucks 30% - # of incoming personal motor

vehicles & buses 25% - weight of incoming cargo by

commercial trucks 25% - # of land border POE

Texas TEA

Convened working group in Oct. 2005

Invited representatives from TxDOT districts and MPOs within 100 miles of Texas/Mexico border

Working Group

TxDOT Districts El Paso Odessa Laredo San Antonio Pharr Corpus Christi San Angelo Austin

Texas MPOs El Paso Laredo Harlingen-San

Benito Brownsville Hidalgo

Meeting Discussion

Centered around –

proximity requirements and

formula for distribution among the districts

Texas’ Formula

Same as the Federal except for use of border crossings vs. port of entry 20% # of incoming commercial trucks 30% # of incoming personal motor

vehicles & buses 25% weight of incoming cargo by

commercial trucks 25% # of border crossing points

20% 30% 25% 25%

CityTxDOT District

Incoming Trucks

(#)1

%

Incoming Personal

Vehicles & Buses (#)1

%Weight (short ton)2 %

Land Border

Crossings (#)3

#/% of Crossings per TxDOT

District3

Total %

El Paso El Paso 719,545   14,834,757   3,618,371.87   4      

Fabens El Paso 0 23.9% 651,007 35.3% 0 18.7% 2 7 26.9% 26.788%

Presidio El Paso 7,433   718,535   100,910.60   1      

Del Rio Laredo 64,061   1,882,065   328,834.60   2      

Eagle Pass Laredo 100,100 51.3% 3,581,394 26.6% 629,557.63 60.0% 2 8 30.8% 40.934%

Laredo Laredo 1,391,850   6,763,021   10,966,338.02   4      

Brownsville-Cameron Co. Pharr 226,289   7,221,272   1,255,112.50   4      

Hidalgo Pharr 454,351   7,216,375   2,676,918.39   2      

Progreso Pharr 23,064 24.8% 1,121,233 38.1% 6,029.81 21.3% 1 11 42.3% 32.278%

Rio Grande City Pharr 40,815   692,329   287,072.07   2      

Roma Pharr 8,510   1,225,390   3,970.29   2      

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 TotalsEl Paso 26.79% $8,036,376 $8,840,014 $10,715,169 $12,322,444 $13,661,840 $53,575,843Laredo 40.93% $12,280,083 $13,508,092 $16,373,444 $18,829,461 $20,876,141 $81,867,221Pharr 32.28% $9,683,540 $10,651,894 $12,911,387 $14,848,095 $16,462,019 $64,556,936

Totals 1 $30,000,000 $33,000,000 $40,000,000 $46,000,000 $51,000,000 $200,000,000

26 Crossings

Distribution of Funds

Eligibility Form

FHWA requests that the states complete a form for each project describing how the project meets the criteria for the program

TxDOT adds questions regarding the goals and strategies

Projects to Date

No eligibility forms submitted to FHWA 4 forms under review Rumors of about 10 more projects in

the works

Projects to Date (con’t.)

El Paso

Equip 30 commercial vehicles with ITS and security systems and to upgrade the engines to run on alternative fuels

Projects to Date (Con’t.)

Pharr – Parking lot at the Los Indios Free Trade

International Bridge Widen FM 1015 to 4-Lane Divided Build a concrete perimeter road at

Progresso International Bridge

Questions or Comments?

Bureau of Transportation Statistics websites =

http://www.transtats.bts.gov/BorderCrossing.aspx

http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/prod.html