“does moving from a to z matter?” thoughts on freight corridors in the southeast
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“Does Moving from A to Z Matter?”
Thoughts on Freight Corridors in the Southeast
• Different terms: Trade or traffic lane or route• May have few or many access points• Includes:
– Point to point flows– Through– Local movements
• Can be multimodal• Will be multijurisdictional• Mixed users on corridor• Connectivity and access are critical to a corridor
What is a Corridor?
• LATTS – Step towards highlighting Regional Corridors
• How does U.S. freight move?• Corridors, Congestion and Bottlenecks• Major State Corridors• Other Regional Corridors and Groups• Implications for Transportation in the
Southeast
Outline
What Drove the States to Conduct the LATTS Study?
• Latin American Seen as Growing Market
• Did not feel region had considered rapid trade growth on region’s infrastructure
• Saw this as regional market for economic development
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20 Year Needs EstimatesLATTS Strategic System
TOTAL 20-YR NEEDS ESTIMATE
$92 Billion
Latin AmericaOther
20-YR HIGHWAY NEEDS ESTIMATE
$67 Billion
Latin AmericaOther
20-YR PORT NEEDS ESTIMATE
$22 Billion
Latin AmericaOther
20-YR AIR CARGO NEEDS ESTIMATE
$3.3 Billion
Latin AmericaOther
How Does U.S. Freight Move?
How Does Freight Move in the U.S. 2007 Commodity Flow Survey
Value ($11.7 Tril-lion)
Tons (12.5 Billion) Ton-Miles (3.3 Trillion)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%Other and unknown modesOther multiple modes
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier
Pipeline
Air (included truck and air)
Water
Rail
Truck
How Far Do Things Move? Average Distance Shipped by Mode, 2007 CFS
All modes
Air (included truck and air)
Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier
Water - Deep draft
Rail
Water - Great Lakes
Trucking - For Hire
Water - Average
Trucks - Average
Water - Shallow draft
Trucking-Private
0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500
West VirginiaVirginia
TennesseeSouth CarolinaNorth Carolina
MississippiLouisianaKentucky
GeorgiaFlorida
ArkansasAlabama
Regional Average
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Within/Local To/From Through
Ton Miles of Truck Shipments by State for 2002
West VirginiaVirginia
TennesseeSouth CarolinaNorth Carolina
MississippiLouisianaKentucky
GeorgiaFlorida
ArkansasAlabama
- 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000
Within To/From Through
Ton Miles of Truck Shipments by State for 2002
Corridors, Congestion and Bottlenecks
• Time means money• Geography is still important• Seen as cost management strategy• Shipper is removed from transport decisions• Site developers more focused on access issues• Congestion is wasteful
– lost productivity– more emissions– higher costs
Logistics Today and Corridors
Firms See Transportation as Critical
Site Selection Magazine KPMG• 90% stated - transportation
directly influences their business.
• 77% stated - infrastructure:– Becomes more important
over the next five years– But system will remain
inadequate without new investment
North American Rail Network (Bottlenecks & Congestion Areas)
Lock 25Lock 22Lock 20Lock 18Lock 16Brandon Road
Starved Rock
Lockport
Dresden Island
LaGrangeMarmet
Fort Loudon
Willow Island
Wilson
Inner HarborBayou Sorrel
Hannibal Aux
Port Allen
L&D 52
Chickamauga
Algiers
Watts Bar
Marseilles
Kentucky
Average Hours of Delay by Lock
Location – 2005Hours per Tow
2 – 3
3 – 5
5 – 7
> 7
Average Hours of Delay per Lock, 2005
Major Freight Truck Bottlenecks
ATRI - 100 Bottlenecks for Trucks
Average Truck Speed Measures, 2009FHWA/ATRI – FPM
Comparison of Estimated Peak Period Congestion – 2002 - 2035
Major Corridors for the State
Other Regional Corridors and Groups
• Studied how region trades to export markets• Recommendations
– Continue work on Appalachian Development Highway System (APDHS).
– Utilize APDHS as foundation for a regional, multimodal strategic network.
– Develop inland ports as key interchanges for transportation and economic development
Appalachian Regional Commission – Network Appalachia
• Fund Delta Development Highway System• Deploy ITS • Improve Freight and Passenger Rail services• Repair and Improve Regional Locks • Improve Airports
Delta Regional Authority Multimodal Transportation Report
Other Regional Corridors
Within the Region• I-81• I-10• I-95• Heartland Corridor• Crescent Corridor• Gateway Program• Tenn-Tom Waterway
Development Authority
External to the Region• I-70• State Corridor Programs• European Union Corridor
Programs
Implications for Transportation in the Southeast
• Dense multimodal system in the Southeast• Bottlenecks exist throughout U.S.• Southeastern Bottlenecks roadway
bottlenecks are due to geography and traffic• Latent capacity in other modes, but
bottlenecks exist there also• Better off (comparatively speaking) to other
regional networks
Corridors and Bottlenecks
• Panama Canal Expansion• Intermodal/ inland ports developments• Emphasis on Economic Growth Poles/Clusters• Emergence of National Logistics Hubs• Changing Urban and Rural demographics• Carbon footprint and Sustainability• Transparency and Security• Incremental opportunities exist
Corridors will be more important in the future
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Strategies Recommended By LATTS•Utilization of Existing Infrastructure•Add Physical Infrastructure•Increase Operating Throughput •Corridor Approach for Investing•Develop Agile Freight Operations •Improve Clearance at Gateways•Attention to Connectors
•Encourage Technology•Integration of Information•ITS Applications •Increase Public Awareness•Improve Institutional Relationships•Improve Freight Profile •Partnerships
• Need to develop strategic intermodal corridors and their connectivity
• Capacity expansion – waterways, dredging, railroad corridors, interstate highways
• Resolve conflicts at multimodal intersections (bridges, grade crossings, etc.)
• Recognition that multimodal corridor tradeoffs exist
• Authorized corridors should be built pending funding
So What? Can we be proactive with Corridors?
Which Regional Strategy?
What is the point of access without corridors?
