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FHWA Freight Intermodal Connectors Study

December 18, 2014

Background

• National Highway System (NHS) Designation Act of

1995

• Directed Secretary of Transportation to develop a list of NHS

intermodal (IM) connectors

• Completed in 1998 through state DOT input
• 2000 Report to Congress on NHS Intermodal Freight

Connectors

• Identified deficiencies of freight IM connectors
• Estimated $2.6 billion of improvements needed

Purpose of the FHWA Freight Intermodal Connectors Study

• Understand how freight intermodal connectors are being used

by the industry

• Understand changes in the freight industry structure and

requirements as they pertain to intermodal connectors

• Develop an understanding of implications at the Federal,

State, local and private levels of the condition, performance and use of intermodal connectors

• Identify solutions to better address the needs of the industry

and condition and performance of these facilities

Structure of the Study – Major Tasks

• Literature/Data Review and Synthesis
• Identify economic and freight trends, scan available data,

research potential performance measures

• Conduct case studies to document trends and

issues

• Across all modes, geographies, and key industries
• Develop national and local stakeholder groups
• Analyze conditions and performance of connectors

through representative sampling

• Summarize planning and funding issues

National Stakeholder Focus Group

• Will be engaged to ensure case studies are

representative of national experience

• Include private sector representatives across all

modes and major industries

• Preliminary schedule for engagement
• Mid-January to discuss preliminary case study findings
• Late March to discuss synthesized study findings across

literature review, case studies, and conditions/performance analysis

• Consultant team will work through FHWA to set up national

stakeholder group webinars

Study Outcomes

• Provide FHWA with information on the use,

condition and performance of freight intermodal connectors

• Options for policy and program initiatives to

improve freight intermodal connectors

Contact: FHWA Office of Freight Management and Operations

Tiffany Julien, Transportation Specialist Tiffany.julien@dot.gov 202-366-9241