FHWA Freight Intermodal Connectors Study Office of Freight - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FHWA Freight Intermodal Connectors Study Office of Freight Management and Operations December 18, 2014 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20590 www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight 202-366-9210

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