TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Transport Canada/Turnpike Transport Canada/Turnpike Border Wait Time Measurement SystemBorder Wait Time Measurement System

Operational Status ReportOperational Status Report

Presentation to

Canada/U.S. Transportation Border Working GroupNiagara Falls, Ontario

October 23, 2006

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

BWT Measurement: System Development ContextBWT Measurement: System Development Context

Technology Set : GPS Tracking, ECM Integration & Bluetooth Transmission Precision Functionality Low cost transmission Speed of processing

Real Time Data Management Download, process and post (< 4 minute lag time) Consistent and reliable data products Operator interactive Browser accessible

Private Public Partnership: Carriers, BTOA, OTA/CTA, TC-Ontario, Turnpike Global Technologies

A Coalition of Mutual Interest

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Crossing Start Date # of Observations Data ValidationYTD Daily Range Forecast/annum % total

Peace Bridge 1/3/2006 17300 60 to 100 35-40,000 2.0 - 2.5% complete

Queenston/Lewiston 1/3/2006 4200 15 to 20 10,000 < 0.5% complete

Ambassador bridge 12/8/2006 2100 40 to 70 25-30,000 < = 1.0% in progress

D/W Tunnel 20/5/2006 9729 80 to 90 40,000 + car + truck in progress

Bluewater BridgeSarnia 7/4/2006 1800 7 to 10 5000 + pending

Port Huron Not in service ……………...(Pending MDOT/MDIT approval)

Thousand Islands 30/7/2006 < 300 1 to 3 < 1000 pending

BWT Measurement System: Operational Status and Data Summary

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Border Wait Time Website DisplayBorder Wait Time Website Display

Features & FunctionalityFeatures & Functionality

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

BWT Measurement System – Real Time Activity Report

BWT Measurement System - Graphic Display

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

BWT System Dashboard Display

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Border Wait Time Measurement SystemBorder Wait Time Measurement System

Data ProductsData Products(Examples: March – September ’06)(Examples: March – September ’06)

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Peace Bridge (U.S. Bound)# of Crossings by DOW

PBA (Sample) Data

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

Fre

qu

en

cy

PBA WEB DATA

Peace Bridge (U.S. Bound)# of Crossings by DOW

RT (Sample) Data

0

200400

600800

1000

12001400

16001800

2000

Fre

qu

en

cy

RT DATA

Peace Bridge (Canada Bound)# of Crossings by DOW

PBA (Sample) Data

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Fre

qu

en

cy

PBA WEB DATA

Peace Bridge (Canada Bound)# of Crossings by DOW

RT Sample Data

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

Fre

qu

en

cy

RT DATA

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Peace Bridge (U.S. Bound) - March 1 - September 30, 2006

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Day/Hour

Fre

qu

ency

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Min

ute

s

# of Crossings

Mean Crossing Time

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Peace Bridge (Canada Bound) - March 1 - September 30, 2006

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Day/Hour

Fre

qu

ency

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Min

ute

s

# of Crossings

Mean Crossing Time

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Queenston/Lewiston Mean Border Crossing Times by TODMarch 1 - August 31, 2006

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Time of Day (Hour)

Min

ute

s

U.S. Bound

Canada Bound

Queenston/Lewiston Mean Border Crossing Times by DOWMarch 1 - August 31, 2006

0

5

10

15

20

25

Min

ute

s

U.S. Bound

Canada Bound

Ambassador Bridge Mean Crossing Time by Time of Day

(August 12-September 30 '06)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Time of Day

Min

ute

s

Canada Bound U.S. Bound

Ambassador Bridge Mean Crossing Time by Day of Week

(August 12-September 30 '06)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Weekday

Min

ute

s

Canada Bound U.S. Bound

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Peace Bridge (U.S. Bound) Average Crossing Time by TOD

ACE Roll-Out: Mondays

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Time of Day

Min

ute

s

ACT Monday (Mar 1-Sept 30) Monday Sept 25 '06 Monday Oct 2 '06

Baseline (1572)Sept 25 (58)Oct 02 (66)

Peace Bridge (U.S. Bound): ACE Roll-OutPeace Bridge (U.S. Bound): ACE Roll-Out(Sample Data)(Sample Data)

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Peace Bridge U.S. Bound Average Crossing Time by Time of Day

ACE Roll Out (Week 2): Friday, Oct 5 '06 (Day 16)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Hour

Min

ute

s

ACT (Mar-Aug '06) Mon 25/09 Fri 29/09 Sun 01/10 Mon 02/10

Tues 03/10 Wed 04/10 Thurs 05/10 Fri 06/10

Peace Bridge (U.S. Bound): ACE Roll-OutPeace Bridge (U.S. Bound): ACE Roll-Out(Sample Data)(Sample Data)

TBWG 10/23/06TBWG 10/23/06

Detroit Windsor Tunnel (Canada Bound)Mean Border Crossing Times

May 20 - August 31, 2006

Time of Day (Hour)

Min

ute

s

Bluetooth (6497) Route Tracker (9)

Mean: 6.9(BT) 7.3(RT)Median: 4.8(BT) 4.5(RT)

STD: 6.9(BT) 7.0(RT)

Detroit Windsor Tunnel (U.S. Bound)# of Crossings

May 20 - August 31, 2006

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Time of Day (Hour)

Freq

uenc

y

Bluetooth (3232) Route Tracker (37)

Detroit Windsor Tunnel (Canada Bound)# of Crossings

May 20 - August 31, 2006

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Time of Day (Hour)

Freq

uenc

y

Bluetooth (6497) Route Tracker (9)

Detroit Windsor Tunnel (U.S. Bound)Mean Border Crossing Times

May 20 - August 31, 2006

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Time of Day (Hour)

Min

ute

s

Bluetooth (3232) Route Tracker (37)

Mean: 16.6(BT) 13.5(RT)Median: 12.7(BT) 9.8(RT)STD: 13.6(BT) 11.5(RT)