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Air Quality Analysis for an International Border Crossing

Air Quality Analysis for an International Border Crossing. June 29, 2004 Jim Cramer FHWA Michigan Division. Overview. Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal (DIFT) Required analyses Air Toxics And PM 2.5 Analyses International Border Crossing Study Background Study process

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Air Quality Analysis for an International Border Crossing

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  1. Air Quality Analysis for an International Border Crossing June 29, 2004 Jim Cramer FHWA Michigan Division

  2. Overview • Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal (DIFT) • Required analyses • Air Toxics And PM2.5 Analyses • International Border Crossing Study • Background • Study process • Analysis protocol (a work in progress)

  3. DIFT Background • 7 existing terminals • 3 already combined • 1 specialized (Mazda) • Original Alternatives • “Do Nothing” • Combine 4 into 1 location • Added Alternatives • Improve 4 locations • Combine 3 – Exclude Moterm

  4. DIFT AQ Analysis • Required Analyses – On Road Only • Conformity analysis for VOC, Nox & CO • Soon: Conformity analysis for PM2.5 • Additional Analyses – On Road & On Site • Corridor level emissions of • PM2.5 • Diesel PM • Speciated Air Toxics by source (Truck, Cargo equip.)

  5. Border Crossing AQ Analysis • FHWA-MI position was that we would use the then agreed to DIFT protocol as the most that we would agree to on the border crossing study. • That analysis was conformity for CO, VOC & NOx with total emissions of PM2.5 and surrogate analysis for air toxics

  6. Regional Setting

  7. Detroit Crossings

  8. The Problem

  9. The Partnership • The Canada-US-Ontario-Michigan Border Transportation Partnership includes • Federal Highway Administration • Transport Canada • Ontario Ministry of Transportation • Michigan Department of Transportation

  10. The Partnership • Provides overall guidance • Has nine specific objectives including • Enhancing regional economic vitality • Meeting needs of border inspection agencies • Improving movement of people, goods and services across the US/Canadian border in a safe and efficient manner

  11. Environmental Objective • “Use a single integrated planning and environmental study process, resulting in a single product, which will meet the requirements of all members of the Partnership”

  12. System Constraints • All U.S. highway border crossing processing points will be at or near capacity within 5 years • Canadian highway border crossing processing in Windsor will be at or near capacity within 5 years

  13. System Constraints cont. • Canadian side highway connections will be at or near capacity within 5 years • Detroit connections to the tunnel will be at or near capacity within 5 years

  14. Environmental Processes • US & Canadian processes are more similar than different • Both are highly structured processes • Canada – structure more related to timing • US – structure more related to process • Canada – more major studies • US – fewer but broader in scope

  15. Environmental Processes • Apparent Differences • US – Variance from process = Lawsuit • Canada – Disputes likely to be mediated • US – Stronger control at FHWA • Canada – More authority at Environment Canada

  16. Air Quality Task Force • Develop an air quality analysis protocol that • Fulfills the objective of “one process” • Meets the needs of all agencies • Meets the requirements in both countries • Formed in December of 2003 • Meeting by telephone conference calls

  17. Air Quality Task Force • Membership includes: • Transport Canada • Health Canada • Environment Canada • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  18. Air Quality Task Force • Membership (continued) • Ministry of Transport Ontario • Ontario Ministry of the Environment • Michigan Department of Transportation • Michigan Department of Environmental Quality • Southeast Michigan Council of Governments • URS Corp. and The Corradino Group

  19. Air Quality Assessment Work Plan • Three Objectives • “To provide a basis for comparing alternative roadway routes in terms of their impacts on regional air quality” • “To assess the local impacts to air quality conditions based upon the comparison of future-year pollutant concentrations to applicable standards” - *

  20. Air Quality Assessment Work Plan • Three Objectives (continued) • “To identify any mitigation measures that are necessary to gain regulatory and public approval for the project” • Major assumption • All build alternatives will address all the components of the system that cause delay. (The backups on Huron Church will be eliminated)

  21. Air Quality Assessment Work Plan • Methodology includes • Review of Bi-Lateral Agreements • Air Quality Data & Standards • Emissions Burden Analysis - * • Dispersion Modeling - * • Mitigation • Overall Qualitative Assessment

  22. Air Quality Assessment Work Plan • Still a “Work in Progress” • Final Agreements have not been reached on the level and detail of the air quality analysis to be performed • The Partnership has decided that separate environmental studies will be conducted in the U.S. and Canada

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