“does moving from a to z matter?” thoughts on freight corridors in the southeast

“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?

Thank you

Bruce LambertExecutive DirectorInstitute for Trade and Transportation Studies540-455-9882bruce@ittsresearch.org