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Idaho/Canada Border Issues

Idaho/Canada Border Issues. Transportation Border Working Group Meeting Coeur d’Alene, ID April 22-23, 2008. Regional Picture. U.S.-95. Idaho’s major north/south link with Canada Congressional high-priority corridor

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Idaho/Canada Border Issues

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  1. Idaho/Canada Border Issues Transportation Border Working Group Meeting Coeur d’Alene, ID April 22-23, 2008

  2. Regional Picture

  3. U.S.-95 • Idaho’s major north/south link with Canada • Congressional high-priority corridor • Eastport among top 20 U.S./Canada commercial port of entry in dollar volume • Experiencing increases in truck traffic to and from Canada • Improvements are important to international, interstate and local trade • $132 million already invested or programmed

  4. U.S.- 95/Canada Trade • Heavy truck traffic at Eastport has increased 47% since 1993 and could increase more as improvements to U.S. 95 are made. • For WA, OR and CA destinations, traffic from Alberta travels through Eastport rather than Sweetgrass, MT because it provides a shorter, more efficient route.

  5. U.S.-95/Canada Trade • Improvements to U.S. 95 from the Canadian border south to the Junction of Idaho 1 to remove trailer length and off-track restrictions and improve safety are and will provide a shorter, safer route for international and local traffic. • Improvements to US-95 will enhance economic efficiency and mobility because international trade can move over a more direct route to markets and avoid more circuitous and costly alternative routings

  6. Eastport Southbound Truck Traffic1978-2007

  7. (Former!) Eastport Rerouting Option

  8. Eastport Commercial Traffic • Primary Canadian Products by truck -Lumber and wood products -Livestock (primarily cattle) -Fertilizer • Primary Canadian Products by rail -Petroleum products -Propane -Potash -Lumber

  9. Intermodal Advantages of Eastport/Kingsgate • Serves as a rail interchange as well as a truck port of entry • Provides Union Pacific Railroad’s only direct interchange with Canadian railroads • Currently 80-120 trains per month • Lumber from Canada is transported short-haul by truck and loaded on rail for long-haul movement

  10. U.S.-95 High Priority Border Projects

  11. U.S.-95 south of the border

  12. Highway 95 north of the border

  13. (Former!) U.S.-95 southbound from U.S. Customs

  14. New U.S.-95 southbound from U.S. Customs

  15. South Moyie River Bridge

  16. UP Railroad Grade Separation

  17. Scoping Feasibility for theInland Pacific Hub • Economics and Existing Infrastructure Analysis • Transportation Strategies and Economic Impacts • Emerging Technology Analysis • Transportation Funding Sources • Environmental Screening & International Issues • Individual State & Provincial Plans Joint Funding for Collaborative Assessments

  18. Nearly 20 million people live within 16 hours driving time. Port of VancouverPop. - 2M CalgaryPop. - 2.6M Puget SoundPop - 3.46M Inland Pacific Hub Portland Pop - 1.7M Bay AreaPop. - 8M Salt Lake CityPop. - 1M Idaho Dept. of Commerce, 2005; U.S. Consulate Office Alberta Canada,2006

  19. Inefficient capacity use, weak systems planning compound the challenge Vancouver

  20. Potential for Interconnected Transfer Points North South Connections Union Pacific International crossing 24 Hr. Border Sand Creek Byway International Airport with Federal Trade Zone & Customs Huetter Bypass Business & General Aviation Airport Geiger Spur w/ Trans-Loader New Trucking & Distribution Centers Bridging the Valley increasing rail efficiency • Capitalizing on Strengths • Strategic Use of Funding • Regional Opportunities I-90 Improvements Bi-State Fiber Ring Railex Distribution Center Port capable of shipping loads by barge and rail

  21. Idaho/Canada Border Issues • Thank you for your attention and thank you to the TBWG for having your meeting in Coeur d’Alene! • Questions?

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