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Southwestern Ontario Border Wait Time Project Update
Mike Barnet, P.EngIntelligent Transportation Systems Program
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
April 8, 2014
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Background
Part of a province-wide initiative, supported by Transport Canada to provide border-wait time information on the approaches to all border crossings
Goal To promote safe, secure, and efficient border crossing operations that
support economic and social prosperity of the province and mitigate the impact of international trade on local communities
Strategy To provide border wait-time information on dedicated roadside signs on
the Ministry freeways destined for the US/Canada border To improve upon the detail and accuracy of border wait-time information
provided on the Ministry web site Approach described today is really for border crossing scenarios
whereby there can be dynamic changes in queuing that warrants advance notification via roadside signs
i.e. High volume border crossings
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Priority Deployments
New ATMS Border Advisory System design to be implemented for: Windsor and Sarnia Gateway Niagara Falls Thousand Islands
Ambassador Bridge
Windsor-Detroit Tunnel
Blue Water Bridge
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Hybrid Approach(Bluetooth and Vehicle Detectors)
Use of Bluetooth Readers & Vehicle Detectors Vehicle Detectors
Service flow rate Volume of cars in the queue
Bluetooth Detector Historical travel time information
Vehicle detectors installed at border
crossing in BC, Canada
Bluetooth reader installed off highway
shoulder, Ontario
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Hybrid Approach
Prim
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Insp
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n La
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Closed System
(NOTE: Could be a tunnel or bridge approach)
Bluetooth Reader ‘B’Direction of Travel
Cars EnteringCars Exiting
Vehicle Detectors ‘A’ Vehicle Detectors ‘B’
• Bluetooth and Vehicle Detectors co-located (in principle)
• Vehicle Detectors A gives real-time service flow rate
• Vehicle Detectors B gives number of cars in the queue
• Bluetooth reader provides historical travel times
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Blue Water Bridge Crossing
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Challenges
Large, multi-jurisdictional team MTO, MDOT Bluewater Bridge CAN / USA City of Windsor 2 Consulting teams
Design of Hybrid Approach requires equipment on both sides of crossing
Development of signing / messaging strategy Size of sign Roadside Vs. Overhead Bilingual Requirements
Privacy Concerns raised by media Uncertainty related to construction of DRIC
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Border Delay Information
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Next Steps
Blue Water Bridge: Installation of Loop Detectors / Bluetooth equipment will be completed
by Spring 2014 Testing and fine tuning algorithm expected to be completed by
Summer 2014 System to be operational by late Summer / Fall 2014, in time for ITS
World Congress in Detroit Windsor – Detroit Crossings:
Operating Agreement with City of Windsor under development Field Equipment expected to be in place by late 2014 / early 2015 System to be operational by Summer 2015
Border Advisory Signs Expected to be in place by Summer 2015
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QUESTIONS?
Mike Barnet
Intelligent Transportation Systems Program
Ontario Ministry of Transportation
416-235-5110