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Interstate 49 Summary
Palms to Pines Presented by Curt Green, President Gard Wayt Executive Director I-49 International Coalition
Interstate 49 Summary Palms to Pines Presented by Curt Green, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Interstate 49 Summary Palms to Pines Presented by Curt Green, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Interstate 49 Summary Palms to Pines Presented by Curt Green, President Gard Wayt Executive Director I-49 International Coalition I-49 Coalition Mission Statement: Realizing the economic benefits of a centrally located north / south
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I-49 Coalition Mission Statement:
Realizing the economic benefits of a
centrally located north / south interstate trade corridor, the I-49 Coalition is composed of multiple
- rganizations both private and public
working together to seek the successful funding and construction
- f Interstate 49 beginning in
Louisiana and ending at Kansas City.
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I-49 Status
11/19/2013
Total Distance 1700 Miles
(New Orleans to Winnipeg)
Complete appx. 80% Contract/Construction appx. 5% Funding Needed appx. 15% “Too Close to Stop Now”
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I-49 Impacts 12 States
Arkansas Kansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Texas Nebraska Iowa Minnesota South Dakota North Dakota Wisconsin
And Canada & Mexico
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I-49 Is……..
A needed international trade route
from New Orleans to Canada.
Impact on the area by NAFTA
A Congressionally Designated High
Priority Corridor 1 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) In1991
Inclusion of the project on the list of High Priority Corridors in ISTEA and
TEA-21
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I-49 Is……..
Needed for commerce Provides Economic Development in
Underserved Areas
Reduces Congestion Improves Transportation Safety Provides for Hurricane Evacuation Supports National Defense Supports National Security
- Access to nation’s off shore oil production.
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Job Creation & Support
Jobs Jobs/$1 Billion Construction Cost I-49 Construction $9.98 Billion Direct On Site
7,900 78,842
Indirect
19,700 196,606
Induced
14,500 144,710
TOTAL 42,100 420,158
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US Energy Significance
Largest US Oil
Production
2nd Largest US
Natural Gas Production
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Hurricane Evacuation
2008/245 - 09/01 at 19 :00 UTC Hurricane Gustav (07L) over Louisiana
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I-49 Is……..
The intersection of 6 interstates
- I-70, I-44, I-40, I-30, I-20, and I-10
Linkages to two or more existing Interstate highways
US Hwy 59 upgraded to I-69 A needed interstate filling the 400
plus mile north / south gap between Dallas, TX and Jackson, MS
Flow of international commerce
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Cargo Distribution
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Freight Travel Time Reduction
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Truck Traffic Without I-49
Truck data = All heavy truck traffic to, from, within or thru Louisiana and thru Arkansas REEBIE Freight Data modeled by Wilbur Smith Associates. SLIDE 17 Truck ADT = 14700 at LA/ARK state line Truck data = All heavy truck traffic to, from, within or thru Louisiana and thru Arkansas REEBIE Freight Data modeled by Wilbur Smith Associates.
Truck Traffic With I-49
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Shortest Distance/Time New Orleans and Kansas City Without I-49
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Shortest Time New Orleans and Kansas City With I-49
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Shortest Distance/Time Houston and Kansas City Without I-49
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Shortest Time Houston and Kansas City With I-49
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Shortest Distance between Shreveport and Kansas City Without I-49
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Shortest Distance/Time between Shreveport and Kansas City With I-49
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Time Savings
From To Without I-49 min\hours With I-49 min\hours Savings min\hours Kansas City Fayetteville 240.99 4.02 167.39 2.79 73.6 1.23 Fayetteville Texarkana 255.55 4.26 161.75 2.70 93.8 1.56 Texarkana Shreveport 82.61 1.38 64.92 1.08 17.69 .29 Shreveport Lafayette 183.92 3.07 183.92 3.07 Lafayette New Orleans 159.49 2.66 140 2.33 19.49 .32 Kansas New Orleans 922.56 15.38 717.98 11.97 204.58 3.41 Travel without I 49 via US 71 - I 49 - US 90
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Passenger & Truck Operational Cost Savings
$656,377,112
Annually
$3,938,262,675
6 Year Savings
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A closer look by state
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Louisiana
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Shreveport Times Article 04/13/2013
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South Louisiana
Lafayette to Berwick
Lafayette Connector $700 million Lafayette Airport to La 88 $400 million LA 88 to Wax Lake Outlet $113 million Wax Lake Outlet to Berwick $300 million TOTAL (2007 dollars) $1.513 BILLION
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Missouri
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12/12/12 I-49 Dedication
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12/12/12 I-49 Dedication
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12/12/12 I-49 Dedication
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12/12/12 I-49 Dedication
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Missouri Progress
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Arkansas
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I49 Alma to Fayetteville
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I49 Ft Chaffee Progress
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I49 Texarkana, AR to Shreveport, LA
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Missing Link Texarkana to Ft. Smith
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Arkansas 56 Projects Withdrawn from 2015 Bid Openings
State highway officials said Tuesday that they have withdrawn from consideration 56 road and bridge projects that had been scheduled for an April bid opening because of “continuing uncertainty of federal-aid reimbursements” through the federal Highway Trust Fund. Those projects are worth more than $112 million, including $50 million authorized by the Arkansas Highway Commission for its 2015 highway overlay program, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department officials said in a statement. In total, 61 projects worth $162 million have been withdrawn from 2015 bid
- penings, the department said.
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Alliance for I-69 Texas
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Traffic Jam is Coming!
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www.Interstate49.org
I 49 International Coalition Visit us at: Curt Green 903.748.6000