Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridors Initiative[Superhighway)

The so called "Superhighway" is well under way here. South of my city here I found the sign that says "Future major intersection for The Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative. Funded by blah blah blah" It has already begun at the west coast. Should arrive in my town soon.

Good times are heading our way.



What about in the states. Any construction going on?

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Canada has announced a plan to extend the NAFTA Superhighway network north in a way that would finish a continental grid designed to accommodate an anticipated tsunami of containers from China and the Far East
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The Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative
The Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative responds to the challenges facing the Gateway and opportunities emerging in global commerce. It includes significant new investments, policies and regulatory measures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor, and Canada’s exploitation of it. The Initiative also sets directions for ongoing collaboration, future actions and long-term strategy.

It is based on the following core elements:

1. STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE
2. PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION
3. SECURITY AND BORDER EFFICIENCY
4. 21ST CENTURY GOVERNANCE
5. POLICY RENEWAL

Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Investments $591 million
Immediate Commitments: $321 million
Future Investments: $260.8 million
Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Transportation Infrastructure Fund $233.5 million
Competitiveness Initiatives (non-infrastructure) $27.3 million
Moving Forward: $9.2 million
A fast-track process to identify further priorities, develop and implement long-term strategy and foster ongoing collaboration.
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The $591-million Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative is part of an unprecedented level of support for infrastructure in Canada. The May 2006 Budget included a total of $16.5 billion in federal support for provincial, territorial and municipal infrastructure.
[link to www.pacificgateway.gc.ca]

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Security, Risk and Information Management
Gateway and corridors require not only that goods move seamlessly across modes and geographic boundaries as well as political boundaries, it also necessitates the transfer of enormous amounts of information between parties (economic, business, political, security) to ensure that the title of goods is clear and the shipment is routed effectively across modes and across the variety of jurisdictions. This theme area will commission papers which explore the significance of the role of information in supporting the development of gateway and corridors, facilitating trade flows in the presence of border security and in efficiently allocating risk among the various parties. Papers developed or commissioned for this area will draw on the Calgary roundtable which will explore how a secure supply chain, using security risk management systems, secure infrastructure and internationally recognized security standards or best practices can be used as an enabler to increase competitive advantage for Canada’s ports through the Pacific Gateway initiative vis-à-vis other North American ports.

A second set of papers will examine how information can be best coordinated to improve intermodal integration and how improvements in overall transportation security with regards to existing and anticipated security requirements in all modes will help to secure gateways and corridors and explore if gateway and corridor security is the sum of security in all modes or if there is an intrinsic gateway or corridor security.

A third set of papers will be commissioned to consider how the following areas can be fused to develop an integrated, secure and efficient gateway; advanced cargo manifest information use by logistics providers, port authorities, the public and private sector in the development of reporting mechanisms; the use of inter-operative technologies, (i.e. RFID use, container tracking technology, electronic seals, and/or smart boxes); and the development of “Green Lanes” (i.e. FAST-style lanes, both the number of lanes and types of inspection equipment built there in).
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