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COMMERCE CORRIDOR STUDY 1

COMMERCE CORRIDOR STUDY

Technical Advisory Committee / Policy Advisory Committee

Workshop on Defining the Future

8/11/2016

Photo: City of Richmond

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Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions – Barbara Nelson, Director of Transportation RRTPO

• Workshop objectives – Paul Prideaux, P.E., Michael Baker International

• Key take-a-ways from August 4 Webinar on Case Studies

• Discussion on Market Opportunity Scenarios

• Multimodal Transportation Assets and Deficiencies

• Site Connectivity & Operations Assessment

• Group consensus on direction for corridor

• Next Steps / Wrap Up – Paul Prideaux / Barbara Nelson

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Review of August 4 Case Study Webinar

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Inland Logistics Hub Case Studies

5 Case Studies Presented in 8-4-16 Webinar:

• Virginia Inland Port – Front Royal, VA

• CenterPoint Intermodal – Joliet, IL

• Port of Albany, NY

• Port of Savannah - Savannah, GA

• Inland Port Greer – Greer, SC

August 4 Webinar on Case StudiesHighlights and Key Take-Aways

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VIPFront Royal, VA

Ownership: Virginia Port Authority

Size: 161 acres

Rail: Norfolk Southern

Highway: I-66/I-81

Marine: None.

Designation: Foreign Trade Zone

Source: http://www.vtrans.org/resources/reports/Virginia_Inland_Port_Technical_Report_FINAL_042513.pdf


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CenterPointJoliet, IL

Ownership: CenterPoint Properties

Size: 6,500 acres

Rail: UP, BNSF

Highway: I-55/I-80

Marine: Il. Waterway (1 mile)

Designation: Foreign Trade Zone

Source: http://www.centerpoint-intermodal.com/interactive.html


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Port of Albany, NY

Ownership: Albany Port District Commission

Rail: CP, CSX, NS nearby;

Port of Albany RR

Highway: I-87, I-787, I- 90

Marine: Prior container on barge service offered by Columbia Coastal Transport, now discontinued

Source: http://www.marad.dot.gov/wp-content/uploads/pdf/MHI_Route_Designation_Description_Page.pdfhttps://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/95006/353682/pub/html5.html#page/6


http://www.marad.dot.gov/wp-content/uploads/pdf/MHI_Route_Designation_Description_Page.pdf

https://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/95006/353682/pub/html5.html#page/6

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Port ofSavannah, GA

Ownership: Georgia Ports Authority

Rail: NS, CSX

Highway: I-16, I-95

Marine: Deep-sea port

Designation: Foreign Trade ZoneSources:(1)https://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch4en/appl4en/savannah_logistics_cluster.html; (2) http://www.gaports.com/siteselection/#/

Site marketing focused on 4 corridors, 3 that connect directly to Port of Savannah


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Inland Port Greer, SC

Ownership: SC Port Authority

Size: 40 acres (on 100 acre site)

Rail: Norfolk Southern

Highway: I-85

Marine: None.

Designation: Can be in FTZ 38 Source: http://www.scspa.com/documents/SC_Inland_Port_Flyer.pdf


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Summary

Front Royal Joliet Albany Savannah Greer Richmond

Class I rail NS UP, BNSF CP/CSX/NSnearPort RR

CSX, NS NS CSX; NS via switch

Interstate I-66, I-81 I-55, I-80 I-87, I-787, I- 90

I-16, I-95 I-85 I-95

Maritime None Illinois Waterway (incidental)

Prior: M-87 container on barge

Deep Draft Ocean Port

None M-64 Container on barge

Econ. Dev. Distribution centers

Distribution, logistics

Transportjobs only

Port: DCs, warehouses

Distribution Centers

Available land

Takeaway RR-TruckDiversion; A shipper focus (now)

Land and rail access

Lack of shipperfocus

Shipper-focused DC developmentkey to success

RR-truckdiversion to/from ocean port

Location advantage maritime-truck/rail


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Market Opportunity Scenario Analysis

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• Three Corridor Growth Scenarios• Baseline - TREDIS freight data and forecasts for the

region

• Two Alternative Scenarios - Details based on today’s exploration of future opportunities

• Analyze Each Scenario’s Impacts on:(With detail for Richmond and Chesterfield County)

• Employment by Industry/Occupation

• Freight Production and Associated Trips

• Freight Mode Share

• Future Transportation Needs

Market Opportunities ScenariosStudy Process

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Land Development

Scenario

Industry Employment

Freight Commodity

Volumes

Number of Trips and Mode

Demands on the transportation

network & deficiencies

E.g. parcel-level sf of development, by industry

National survey data: FAR and sf/worker in different sectors

TREDIS Industry-Commodity relationships: shipments/receipts

TREDIS Commodity-Mode/Vehicle relationships

Travel demand modelling

Market Opportunities ScenariosStudy Process, Inputs and Outputs

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1. Today. Conceptual growth scenarios defined in terms of target markets, key development sites.

2. Subsequent data-driven assessment. Further analysis of regional market opportunities using current freight/industry data in TREDIS, including:• Forecast baseline industry & commodity trends

• Relative positioning of the region and the port

3. Identification of hypothetical site- and industry-specific growth scenarios, used to understand transportation network needs.

Market Opportunities ScenariosUnderstanding Market Opportunities

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Defining the Economic Future of the Commerce Corridor

• What industries should we target for market opportunity scenarios?

• For the Commerce Corridor, what is its• Greatest economic strength

• Greatest economic weakness

• Greatest economic opportunity

• Envision the economic success of the corridor• How would it look in a newspaper headline?

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Existing Transportation Assets & Deficiencies

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• Transportation Data collected in the following areas:

• Highways

• Horizontal Geometrics – e.g. inadequate radii, short transitions

• Vertical Geometrics – e.g. bridge clearances

• Congestion hot-spots

• Pavement condition

• Bridge condition

• Heavy Truck Percentages

• Crash history

• Transit service in study area

• Rail network, crossings, and bridge clearances

• Port operations and constraints

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Gravel/Dirt road

Loop ramps to and from northbound I-95 have tight radius with 20mph warning signs

Pavement in poor condition

Deficiencies in:- Roadway geometry- Pavement Condition- Structural condition

Existing Transportation Assets & DeficienciesHighway System

Gravel/Dirt roads under I-95

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Bridge vertical clearance: 14’-1”Bridge substructure is structurally deficient

Bridge vertical clearance: 14’-1”

Ramp has difficult weave & tight radius with 25 mph warning sign

Loop ramp has tight radius with 20 mph warning sign

Private utility easement under I-95


I-95 interchange with Route 895 missing SB to EB movement

Insufficient RR crossing / east-west connectivity

Ramp has tight radius with 20 mph warning sign

Route 1 has multiple driveways and intersections that do not meet VDOT standard spacing


Ramp has tight radius with 20 mph warning sign

Private gravel/dirt road under I-95



Short green phase for RMT movements

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Private gravel/dirt road under I-95


Willis Rd interchange design is outdated. Signal spacing does not meet VDOT standards

Route 1 bridge over RR recently reconstructed

Dog-leg intersection with tight turning radii

Route 1 has multiple driveways and intersections that do not meet VDOT standard spacing

Bridge vertical clearance: 14’-4”Bridge deck is structurally deficient



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Sub-standard SB deceleration lane length

Ramps have tight radii with 30 mph warning & truck rollover signs

Sub-standard NB acceleration lane length

Sub-standard SB acceleration lane length

Ramps have tight radii with 25 mph warning signs



Interchange includes two options for the southbound I-95 to westbound Rt. 10 movement

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Deficiencies in:- Recurring congestion

Source:TomTom travel time data

Recurring congestion causes queue lengths that extend beyond the adjacent signalized intersection

The Purpose and Need Statement from the Willis Rd. IMR states safety and operations on the I-95 off-ramps as deficiencies that require modifications to the interchange

Daily peak hour congestion along surface streets at Bells Road interchange area

Daily peak hour congestion along surface streets in Route 10 interchange area

Closely spaced signalized intersections along Rt. 1 cause increased congestion during peak travel times

The Purpose and Need Statement from the Rt. 10 IMR states that the loop-ramp from southbound I-95 to eastbound Rt. 10 and the loop-ramp from eastbound Route 10 to northbound I-95 currently have safety and operational deficiencies that require modifications to the interchange

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Hull St. and Maury St. have high crash rates

Royall Ave. has high crash rate

Deficiencies in:- Safety / crash rate


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Ruffin Rd. has a high crash rate

Intersection of Bells Rd. & Commerce Road has high crash rate



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Willis Road has high crash rate

Crash rates along I-95 on this sheet are similar to statewide average crash rates in the southbound direction. In the northbound direction, crash rates on I-95 are lower than the state average.



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Crash rates along I-95 on this sheet are similar to statewide average crash rates in the southbound direction. In the northbound direction, crash rates on I-95 are lower than the state average.

Crash rate on Route 10 exceeds statewide average for principle arterial

Coxendale Road has high crash rate

Osborne Rd./Old Stage Rd. has a high crash rate Deficiencies in:

- Safety / crash rate


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Richmond Marine Terminal Intermodal Transfer Improvements:• Re-pave north wharf area• Repair dilapidated rail crossings• Replace fenders along the wharf wall

I-95 and Maury Street Freight Interchange Improvements (Smart Scale):• Replace signalized intersection with a roundabout• Re-construct the I-95 ramps

US 1 / US 301 Street Freight Corridor Improvements (Smart Scale):• Reconstruct roadway to include dedicated turn lanes,

new sidewalks, and a bike lane• Improve access management• Installation of new traffic signals

Commerce Road Complete Street• Reconstruct roadway to include protected turn

lanes and segregated bike/ped facilities• Reconfiguration of entrances to improve access

management

Deepwater Terminal Road Extension• Extension of 0.7 miles to Goodes Street• Provides second point of access with 21’ clearance

under I-95 to accommodate oversize cargo

Existing Transportation Assets & DeficienciesVDOT Six Year Improvement Plan Projects

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Existing Transportation Assets & DeficienciesRichmond Marine Terminal

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• Origins of large trucks during typical weekday (Monday – Thursday, April 2015 – March 2016) destined for RMT.


Lower % Higher %Negligible

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• Origins of large trucks during typical weekday (Monday – Thursday, April 2015 – March 2016) destined for RMT.


Honeywell, DuPont, other

Pilot Truck Stop

Roxbury Industrial

Center

Route 10 industrial corridor

Abilene Motor Express, Alstom

Luck Stone, other

Philip Morris

Lower % Higher %Negligible

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• Transportation-related challenges to growth at RMT• Gate capacity / operations

• Vertical height restrictions at key highway locations

• Bells Road Access Road (across from Altria)

• Commerce Road Access (across from Alleghany)

• Others as shown in previous slides

• Operations at Bells Road interchange with I-95

• A more diversified / balanced mix of RMT customers is an important part of the future success (e.g. more rail)

• There exist opportunities through future contracts with customers to have ‘on-site presence’. This includes the 14-acres of developable land at south end of site


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Defining the Transportation Future of the Commerce Corridor

• Discussion Questions

• Should our aim be to invest in ways that would diversify the modal options for freight movement in the corridor?

• Are some of the problems in the corridor more an issue of perception than reality?

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Defining the Transportation Future of the Commerce Corridor

• For the Commerce Corridor, what is its• Greatest transportation strength

• Greatest transportation weakness

• Greatest transportation opportunity

• What transportation system improvements should we prioritize?• Consider the industries we prioritized earlier

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In 2040 the Commerce Corridor will . . .

Defining the Future of the Commerce Corridor

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Connectivity Assessment at Select Sites

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To understand the connectivity and operations challenges of the surface street & interstate networks in close proximity to key economic

development sites for the various growth scenarios developed as part of the study

Site Connectivity & Operations AssessmentPurpose of Conducting Site Assessment Studies

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1) Commerce Road / Ingram St area

2) Alleghany Warehouse site

3) DuPont property near Commerce Road / Trenton Ave

4) Altria parcels near Commerce Road / Walmsley Blvd

5) Tranlin property on Willis Road

6) Route 10 Industrial Corridor east of I-95

7) Route 1 / I-295 Industrial corridor in Hanover County

8) RIC / White Oak area

9) Meadowville Technology Park area

Site Connectivity & Operations AssessmentNine candidate Locations Identified

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Site Connectivity & Operations AssessmentMap Key

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Candidate Assessment Area #1

Commerce Rd / Ingram St

Site Connectivity & Operations AssessmentCandidate Locations – Sheet 1 of 4

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AlleghanyWarehouse

Altria


Alleghany Warehouse


DuPont Property


Altria Property


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TranlinPaper


Tranlin Property


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Route 10Industrial Corridor


Route 10 Industrial area


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RIC / White Oak areaCandidate Assessment Area #7

Route 1 / I-295 area


Meadowville area

Site Connectivity & Operations AssessmentCandidate Locations – Regional

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Interactive Discussion on Site Selection

Factors to consider when selecting areas for detailed analysis:• Is the site or area developed, developing (e.g. Tranlin), future development /

redevelopment, or a mix?• Which type of site or area should take priority for site connectivity assessment?

• Does the site or area have sufficiently large, marketable sites to impact the future of the Commerce Corridor?

• Does the site or area currently bring/or have potential to bring customers to the doorstep of RMT?

• Is the site or area currently generating or attracting trips to, from, or within the Commerce Corridor?

• Does the site or area have documented transportation challenges to be mitigated?

Site Connectivity & Operations Assessment

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Review summary of workshop discussion and seek consensus on

direction for corridor

Group Discussion on Workshop Take-Aways

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Finalize identification of 4 sites for connectivity and operations

assessment

Workshop Wrap-up

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Project Communication

Meeting coordination and information sharing through RRTPO staff.

Primary contact:

Chris Wichman

[email protected]

(804) 323-2033

Project website:

http://www.richmondregional.org/Commerce_Corridor/

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.richmondregional.org/Commerce_Corridor/

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Next Steps

• Post / Circulate materials from today’s Workshop

• Continue Stakeholder interviews

• Conduct Focus Group discussions

• Develop Market Opportunity Scenarios

• Perform Future Needs Assessment & Prioritization

• Hold next meetings with PAC & TAC in early Nov.


COMMERCE CORRIDOR STUDY

Photo: City of Richmond

Technical Advisory Committee / Policy Advisory Committee

Workshop on Defining the Future

8/11/2016

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Extra slides beyond this point

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Introduction to Commerce Corridor

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PAC & TAC Membership

Stakeholder Technical Advisory Committee

Policy Advisory Committee

Chesterfield County Barb Smith Bill DuplerCity of Richmond Amy Inman Lee DowneyCTB Carlos Brown DRPT Michael Todd Pete BurrusOIPI/ Secretary’s Office Kelli Nash Ronique DayPOV Chris Gullickson or

Sarah McCoyJeff Florin

P3 Ali Lauzon Ali LauzonRRTPO Chris Wichman Barbara NelsonVDOT Central Office Chris Detmer Ben MannellVDOT Richmond District Ron Svejkovsky Mark RiblettVEDP John Loftus

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Scope Overview

Task 1: Existing Conditions & Asset Inventory

Task 2: Existing Deficiency & Needs Identification

Task 3: Defining Future & Focus Groups

Task 4: Market Opportunity Scenario Analysis & Future Needs Assessment

Task 5: Needs Prioritization

Task 6: Solution Identification

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Scope Overview, Cont’d

Task 7: Assessment of Solutions

Task 8: Identification of Short, Medium, & Long-Term Solutions

Task 9: Implementation Plan/Roadmap

Task 10: Project Coordination

Task 11: Project Management

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PAC & TAC Responsibilities

• Policy Advisory Committee

• Provides high level policy input

• Steers direction of the study

• Reviews final deliverables

• Technical Advisory Committee

• Participates more directly in technical approaches

• Provides mode-specific expertise

• Reviews draft deliverables

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Project Timeline

• Notice to Proceed – June 9, 2016

• 8-9 month schedule• Anticipated completion February 2017

• 5 PAC Meetings

• 5 TAC Meetings

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