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Trade between the United States and Canada is the largest in the world, totaling $166 billion. The Free Trade Agreement signed between the United States and Canada in January 1989 will have varying impact on the transportation systems in both countries. Discussed and analyzed in this paper are the following five areas indicating the possible effects of the agreement: (a) the specifics of the Free Trade Agreement, (b) the Canadian transportation system, (c) the present and projected import and export volumes between the two countries, (d) present and projected automobile-truck traffic crossing the border, and (e) the probable impacts of the Free Trade Agreement on transportation. Present border traffic consists of about 70 million vehicles annually and has been increasing at about 6% per year. The agreement is projected to accelerate automobile and truck traffic growth, particularly in the middle states of the United States, creating the need for additional road repairs and border crossings. These repairs may cause a "border tilt," the effects of which will be felt first in Canada and then in the United States. Special problems relating to truck traffic growth in Washington and Maine may politicize the effects of the Free Trade Agreement in those two states. The authors conclude by noting that the Free Trade Agreement will provide many opportunities and advantages for businesses, but it will also pose substantial transportation problems for both the United States and Canada.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1263, Ports, Waterways, Rail, and International Trade Issues 1990. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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Exports; Impacts; Imports; Politics; Traffic volume; Transportation

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Canada; Maine; United States; Washington (State)

Canada; Maine; United States; Washington (State)

Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration

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