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DECEMBER   2007
Infrastructure Issues and Economic Impacts on the
El Paso Border.
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El Paso/Ciudad Juarez Border

• The greater El Paso Region is positioned in
  southwestern Texas and south-central New Mexico
  on the U.S./Mexican border and encompasses an
  estimated population of over 2.5 million.
• El Paso is the largest metro area on the
  U.S./Mexican border and the region constitutes
  the largest bi-national metropolitan area in the
  Western Hemisphere.

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Ciudad Juarezs Economic Impact on El Paso

• Ciudad Juarez contributes to 1.7-1.8 billion
  worth of retail sales in El Paso per year.
• Of the 1.6 million people in Ciudad Juarez, 35
  of the population has visas allowing them to
  cross into El Paso.
• There were 15,690,244 private vehicle and
  7,508,247 pedestrians that crossed the bridge to
  El Paso form Ciudad Juarez in 2006.
• On average, there are 43,000 private vehicles and
  21,000 people crossing the bridges in El Paso
  daily.
• El Paso has 4 International Border Ports of
  Entry bordering its sister City of Ciudad Juarez
• Bridge of the Americas
• Ysleta International Bridge (Dedicated Commuter
  Lane)
• Paso Del Norte Bridge
• Stanton Street Bridge (Dedicated Commuter Lane)

Source Desarollo Economico and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, May 2007
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Maquiladoras (twin plants)

• Maquiladoras are assembly or manufacturing
  operation that are located in Mexico and can be
  subject up to 100 non-Mexican ownership.
• Maquiladoras utilize competitively priced Mexican
  labor to produce equipment and machinery
  generally geared for export from Mexico.
• Almost 100 of the 400 maquiladoras located in
  Mexico are located in Ciudad Juarez.
• Some of the companies include
• Delphi Automotive, Johnson Johnson, A.O.
  Smith, Elmers Glue, Electrolux/Eureka, Tyco
  Healthcare, Microcast Technologies,
  Delphi-Packard Electronics, Tyco Electronics,
  Honeywell International, Auto Kabel GMBH, Levi
  Strauss, Toro Company, Hoover, Levinton,
  Sumitomo, Almeida Sewing Machine Co., and
  Cardinal Health.

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One of the Largest Manufacturing Centers inNorth
America
By number of Manufacturing Workers Los Angeles
466,400 Chicago
389,700 Dallas/FW 293,400 El
Paso/Juarez/SNM 267,500 San Diego/Tijuana
263,085 Boston
228,100 Houston
218,700 Sources US Department of Labor, June
2006 and INEGI, June 2006
Source INEGI seasonal adjustments by FDB Dallas
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Imports/Exports
U.S./Mexico Trade for Border Cities, 2006 City
Import Value
Export Value
(in billions) (in
billions) Laredo, TX 58.22
45.93 El Paso, TX
25.79 21.03
Otay Mesa, CA 18.66
9.97 Hidalgo, TX 11.77
8.26
Top 10 imports through El Paso in 2006 totaled
13,036,537,643. Top 10 Exports Through El Paso
in 2006 totaled 6,434,945,834. Source Texas
Center for Border Economic and Enterprise
Development Updated March 2007
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Border Crossings
Private Vehicles
2002 2003
2004 2005
2006 Total 13,094,686 13,696,844
14,836,243 15,957,591 15,690,244
2002 2003
2004 2005
2006 Total 705,200 659,614
717,407 740,654
748,672 2002
2003 2004 2005
2006 Total 9,300,683
8,898,741 8,441,293 7,638,801
7,508,247 Bridges Include Paso Del Norte,
Bridge of the Americas, Ysleta Bridge, Stanton St
DCL, Ysleta DCL
Cargo-Trucks
Pedestrians
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Northbound Crossing Trip Purpose
Source Diario de Juarez Survey, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, October 2005
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Cost of Commercial Vehicle Congestion

• The recent Texas Transportation Institute 2007
  Urban Mobility Study analyzes congestion in the
  US and assigns two cost components associated
  with congestion delay cost and fuel cost.
• http//mobility.tamu.edu/ums/
• Approximately 700,000 commercial vehicles cross
  from Juarez into El Paso annually. Utilizing 75
  an hour for the cost estimating congestion cost
  and assuming that 50 of the commercial vehicles
  experience one hour delay during the year the
  cost of congestion can be estimated at 25
  million while 4 hours of delays on annual basis
  the cost would be 100 million annually
• Per the US Department of Transportation, trade
  activity (by truck) between US and Mexico at the
  Ports of Entry in El Paso averages 2.2 billion
  per month (2007).

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International Bridge Crossing Activity

• It is not rare to experience wait times on the
  bridge from 2-3 hours.
• Paso Del Norte Bridge (downtown) northbound auto
  trips have decreased from 2006 to 2007 by 34 for
  the period June thru September and northbound
  pedestrian trips have increased by 21 for the
  same period.
• During the same time period there was a 18
  decrease in northbound auto traffic and a 23
  increase in pedestrian traffic for all El Paso
  international bridges.
• Previous border studies indicate that auto cross
  border shoppers in the El Paso area spend 9 10
  times more than pedestrian cross border shoppers
  per average trip 20 per trip vs. 180 per trip
  (Source UT Pan Am Study 2005).
• A recent (unscientific) study conducted by the
  Diario del El Paso revealed that long border
  delays have impacted the number of cross border
  trips made by frequent travelers on a weekly
  basis. It is estimated that trips of frequent
  travelers would decrease by 14.
• From 2005-2006 sales tax revenues for the
  downtown zip code (79901) decreased by
  approximately 35 million according to the State
  Comptrollers office previous reporting
  methodology.

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Dedicated Commuter Lanes (DCL) and other Solutions

• In 1999, the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce
  developed the first Dedicated Commuter Lane in
  the United States.
• .The Dedicated Commuter Lane is a high-efficient,
  low risk commuter lane that enables motorists to
  cross the border quickly due to pre-screenings
  and thorough background searches.
• Only qualified applicants are permitted to
  utilize the DCL.
• Currently have 21,000 registered users for the
  DCL.
• The DCL was a result of Public/Private
  Partnerships.
• Less stringent policy on application approval for
  DCL.
• Improved Technology and Pilot Programs to
  expedite crossing process.
• More funding to increase man power at the ports
  of entry.