The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, Public law 102-240, directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct two studies relating to the movement of international trade. Section 1089 calls for a study of the 'advisability and feasibility of an international border highway infrastructure discretionary program.' Section 6015 calls for the Department of Transportation (Department) to conduct an assessment of existing and emerging international trade corridors between the United States, Mexico, and Canada, and to make recommendations on how to improve the integration and operation of trade-related transportation subsystems. Section 6015 requires that Mexico and Canada be consulted; both countries have cooperated in the study effort. In the report, the study team examined the border crossings and the access channels leading to them. The team visited most of crossings on both the northern and southern borders and drove over and observed traffic on many of the access roads. With assistance from U.S. Customs, the team observed cargo and passenger clearance operations and transportation operations at the border crossings.
Assessment of Border Crossings and Transportation Corridors for North American Trade. Report to Congress Pursuant to Intermodal Surface Transportaion Efficiency Act of 1991, Public Law 102-240, Sections 1089 and 6015
1994
204 pages
Report
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Englisch
Road Transportation , Railroad Transportation , Border control , Traffic congestion , Highway transportation , Boundaries , Canada , Mexico , International trade , Trucking industry , ISTEA(Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act) , Public law 102-240 , NAFTA(North American Free Trade Agreement)
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