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A new border delay message sign on Highway 1 will make it easier for motorists and commercial vehicle operators travelling to the U.S. to plan their route and save time.

The sign was announced today by Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Ed Fast and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom.

The Advanced Traveller Information System (ATIS) measures and displays border wait times to allow motorists to make informed travel decisions. The new sign is located on Highway 1 westbound, between the Whatcom Road Interchange and Highway 11.

The new sign is part of the previous $2.6-million Highway 11/13 ATIS expansion, with the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia each contributing $1.3 million.

"The Government of Canada is proud to participate in the expansion of the Advanced Traveller Information System," said the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway. "Using advanced technologies such as this new sign at crossings along the B.C. and Washington State international border will help travellers decide when and where to cross this border and will reduce delays at these crossings."

"We are committed to working with all partners to move people and goods more safely and efficiently across our borders," said Minister Lekstrom. "This new sign will give border travellers and families the information they need to plan their route and save time."

The project supports the Province's goal to improve the movement of goods and people, which is outlined in 'Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan'. It also supports the Government of Canada's commitment to accelerate the legitimate flows of people and goods between Canada and the U.S., while strengthening security and economic competitiveness.

The entire ATIS includes overhead message signs approaching key Lower Mainland Canada/U.S. border crossings and changeable message signs on Highway 1, 91 and 99. In addition, travellers can check border wait times and conditions online, at: www.th.gov.bc.ca/ATIS or by calling: 1 604 542-4380.

The federal funds come from the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) at Border Crossings program, a contribution program that provides funding to transportation operators to deploy transportation technology at Canada-U.S. land border crossings.

This new sign is part of several measures undertaken by the federal and provincial governments to improve cross-border trade and travel in B.C. These measures include expanding the ATIS, adding NEXUS lanes at three border crossings, FAST improvements at Highway 15, improving commercial vehicle access and adding an anti-idling signal system at the Peace Arch crossing.

Contacts:

Jeff Knight
Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
250 356-7707

Geneviève Sicard
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
Ottawa
613 991-0700

Media Relations
Transport Canada, Ottawa
613 993-0055

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L'ajout d'un panneau au système indiquant le temps d'attente à la frontière

améliore les déplacements transfrontaliers

Un nouveau panneau à messages sur la route 1 affichera le temps d'attente à la frontière, ce qui aidera les automobilistes et les conducteurs de véhicules commerciaux qui se rendent aux États-Unis à planifier leur itinéraire et à gagner du temps. Le ministre du Commerce international et ministre de la Porte d'entrée de l'Asie-Pacifique, M. Ed Fast, et le ministre des Transports et de l'Infrastructure de la Colombie-Britannique, M. Blair Lekstrom, ont annoncé aujourd'hui l'installation de ce panneau.

Le système perfectionné de renseignements aux voyageurs (ATIS) mesure et affiche le temps d'attente à la frontière pour permettre aux automobilistes de prendre des décisions éclairées concernant leurs déplacements. Le nouveau panneau est situé sur la route 1 en direction ouest, entre l'échangeur du chemin Whatcom et de la route 11.

Le nouveau panneau fait partie d'un investissement de 2,6 millions de dollars déjà accordé pour étendre le système ATIS aux routes 11 et 13. Les gouvernements du Canada et de la Colombie-Britannique y ont contribué chacun 1,3 million de dollars.

" Le gouvernement du Canada est fier de participer à l'expansion du système perfectionné de renseignements aux voyageurs ", a déclaré l'honorable Ed Fast, ministre du Commerce international et ministre de la Porte d'entrée de l'Asie-Pacifique. " Les technologies de pointe comme ce nouveau panneau, qui sont installées aux postes frontaliers le long de la frontière de la Colombie-Britannique et de l'État de Washington aideront les voyageurs à choisir le moment et l'endroit préférables pour traverser la frontière. Ces technologies contribueront à réduire le temps d'attente à ces passages frontaliers. "

" Nous sommes déterminés à travailler avec tous nos partenaires afin d'assurer le déplacement sécuritaire et efficace des personnes et des marchandises à la frontière ", a dit le ministre Lekstrom. " Ce nouveau panneau fournira aux voyageurs ainsi qu'aux familles qui prévoient franchir la frontière les renseignements dont ils ont besoin pour planifier leurs déplacements et ainsi gagner du temps. "

Le projet appuie l'objectif de la province, présenté dans le plan 'Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan', qui est d'améliorer la circulation des personnes et des marchandises. Il appuie également l'engagement qu'a pris le gouvernement du Canada d'accélérer la circulation légitime des personnes et des marchandises entre le Canada et les États-Unis, tout en renforçant la sûreté et la compétitivité économique.

Le système perfectionné de renseignements aux voyageurs comprend des panneaux suspendus aux approches des passages frontaliers canado-américain clés du Lower Mainland ainsi que des panneaux à messages variables sur les routes 1, 91 et 99. De plus, les voyageurs pourront vérifier le temps d'attente à la frontière et les conditions de la route en se rendant sur le site Web www.th.gov.bc.ca/ATIS (en anglais seulement) ou en composant le 604 542-4380.

Les fonds fédéraux proviennent du programme des systèmes de transport intelligents (STI) aux passages frontaliers. Ce programme de contributions sert à fournir du financement aux exploitants de services de transport pour déployer des technologies de transport aux passages frontaliers terrestres entre le Canada et les États-Unis.

Ce nouveau panneau fait partie d'une série de mesures prises par les gouvernements fédéral et provincial afin d'améliorer le commerce et les déplacements transfrontaliers en Colombie-Britannique. Ces mesures comprennent l'expansion du système ATIS, l'ajout de voies NEXUS à trois passages frontaliers, des améliorations sur la route 15 dans le cadre du programme EXPRES, l'amélioration de l'accès aux véhicules commerciaux et l'ajout d'un système de signalisation antiralenti au passage frontalier Peace Arch.

Renseignements:

Geneviève Sicard

Attachée de presse

Cabinet de l'honorable Denis Lebel

Ministre des Transports, de l'Infrastructure

et des Collectivités, Ottawa

613 991-0700

Jeff Knight

Communications gouvernementales et Engagement public

Ministre des Transports et de l'Infrastructure

de la Colombie-Britannique

250 356-7707 Relations avec les médias

Transports Canada, Ottawa

613 993-0055

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