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Texas Freight Mobility Plan: Facilitating Texas’s Economic Vitality and Economic Competitiveness September 24, 2015

TEXAS FREIGHT MOBILITY PLAN

Texas Transportation Commission

September 24, 2015

Texas Freight Mobility Plan: Facilitating Texas’s Economic Vitality and Economic Competitiveness September 24, 2015

Overview of Texas Freight Mobility Plan

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The Freight Plan is TxDOT's first multimodal transportation plan that focuses on freight needs:

• Identifies freight transportation challenges and
• utlines policies needed to address them
• Provides a vision for a safe, reliable, and efficient

freight transportation system

• Fulfills the recommendations of MAP-21 to address

the freight transportation needs of Texas and the nation

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Texas Freight Mobility Plan Development Process

• Comprehensive process
• Data and stakeholder driven

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• Twelve TxFAC meetings to-date
• Freight Leadership Summit: April 3, 2014
• Two-rounds of listening/dialogue sessions
• Over 20 speaking engagements

Texas Freight Mobility Plan Stakeholder Engagement

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What is Driving Freight Transportation Demand?

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Populat atio ion G Growth

More people = more freight

NAFTA TA Tr Trade

Mexico is Texas’ largest trading partner

Ind ndus ustry Gr Growth

Manufacturing, agriculture, exports

Energ rgy S Sector

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Texas is the leading producer of oil and gas in the nation

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Freight Transportation and Texas Economy

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A reliable multimodal transportation system is an essential building block of the state’s continued economic vitality and competitiveness

• 2.7 million direct job impacts
• Nearly 53.6% economic output
• f the statewide economy

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Texas’ Freight Transportation Challenges

CAP CAPACITY/ CONGEST STION Cost $1billion, 7 freight bottlenecks SYST STEM O OPERATIONS freight network, traffic management center SAFETY Y truck parking, at-grade rail crossings CONNECTIV IVIT ITY between modes, urban/rural INSTI TITU TUTI TIONAL COORDIN INATIO ION collaboration and partnerships PUBLIC A AWAREN ENES ESS/ / EDUCA CATI TION economic impact of freight FUND NDING NG invest in freight, alternative funding BORDE DER/PORTS –OF OF- ENTRY congestion, wait times, coordination

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Total Freight Volumes Doubling Between 2014 and 2040

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Air 1,219 (<1%) Rail 397,538 (20%) Truck 1,043,284 (52%) Water 556,666 (28%)

2014 Tonnage

(Thousands of Tons)

Air 3,624 (<1%) Rail 764,321 (20%) Truck 2,193,377 (59%) Water 797,004 (21%)

2040 Tonnage

(Thousands of Tons)

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Growing Freight Volumes and Congestion on Interstates in 2040

• 2.2 billion tons of freight will move on highways in

2040

• Over 80% of truck tonnage will move on Interstates

in 2040

• Congestion will increase most on interstates in the

Texas Triangle region

• Over 587,000 daily truck trips in 2040
• 95 million truck Vehicle Miles traveled in 2040

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Texas had 7 out of 25 Top National Freight Bottlenecks in 2014

Housto ton, T , TX: I : I-45 45 at U US 59 S 59 #5 #5 Housto ton, T , TX: I : I-610 a at U US S 290 290 #6 Aust stin, , I-35 35 #1 #10 Dallas, T s, TX: I : I-45 a at I I-30 #12 #12 Houston, T , TX: I : I-10 10 a at I-45 #13 Houston, T , TX: I : I-10 at U US 59 S 59 #16 16 Houston, T , TX: I : I-45 a at I-610 (N (North) ) #22 #22

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Texas Freight Mobility Plan: Facilitating Texas’s Economic Vitality and Economic Competitiveness September 24, 2015

Congestion – Cost to the Trucking Industry

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In 2013

• Average per truck cost was:
• $408 for 12, 000 miles
• $3,396 for 100,000 miles
• $5,094 for 150,000 miles
• Congestion added $864 in cost per

truck

• Texas had over $1 billion in congestion

cost to the trucking industry

• Top ten Metro areas with the highest

costs of congestion to the trucking industry

• Dallas/Ft. Worth ranks 4th at

$406,130,727 annually

• Houston ranks 6th at

$373,603,620 annually

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Freight Plan Recommendations

• Three key recommendation

categories:

• Policies – enhance freight

investment decision making

• Programs – advance freight policies

and address challenges

• Projects – support policy goals and

programs

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• Invest in corridors that provide the

greatest gains

• Link modal networks and key freight

nodes

• Design and maintain the Freight

Network for future freight needs

Key Policy Recommendation: Adopt the Texas Freight Network

The Texas Freight Network provides a strategic framework for statewide transportation investment decisions

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• Review and modify design standards on the Freight Highway Network
• Identify and implement strategies to improve and reduce rate of

crashes, fatalities, and injuries associated with freight movement

• Develop and implement innovative transportation technologies
• Align transportation investments with the State’s vision for economic

growth and global competitiveness

Freight Plan Key Policy Recommendations

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Develop Statewide:

• Traffic Management Center focused on freight needs
• Traffic incident management program for commercial vehicles
• Construction management and coordination program to minimize traffic

impacts and improve safety and mobility

• Interchange reconstruction and upgrade program to address obsolete

designs, safety issues, and operational issues

• Bridge reconstruction and replacement program to address deficient

bridges, increase vertical clearance to accommodate OS/OW vehicles

Freight Plan Key Program Recommendations

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Freight Plan Project Recommendations

• 1,225 projects under development
• Estimated total cost of $44.8 billion

878, 72% 34, 3% 129, 10% 44, 4% 140, 11%

Number of Projects

Highway Rail Ports and Waterways Air Cargo Border/POE $36,585, 82% $549, 1% $2,734, 6% $2,794, 6% $2,166, 5%

Estimated Cost (in millions)

Highway Rail Ports and Waterways Air Cargo Border/POE

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Next Steps

Septemb ember-Oct ctob

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Draft TFMP Presentation to Commission Draft TFMP Released for Public Comment Novemb ember er-De Decemb ember er TxFAC approval of Final TFMP Texas Transportation Commission Adoption of Final Report

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www.MoveTexasFreight.com

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Questions?