“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

6 20 Year Needs Estimates LATTS Strategic System TOTAL 20-YR NEEDS ESTIMATE $92 Billion Latin America Other 20-YR HIGHWAY NEEDS ESTIMATE $67 Billion Latin America Other 20-YR PORT NEEDS ESTIMATE $22 Billion Latin America Other 20-YR AIR CARGO NEEDS ESTIMATE $3.3 Billion Latin America Other

How Does U.S. Freight Move?

How Does Freight Move in the U.S Commodity Flow Survey

How Far Do Things Move? Average Distance Shipped by Mode, 2007 CFS

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 MagazineKPMG 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 25 Lock 22 Lock 20 Lock 18 Lock 16 Brandon Road Starved Rock Lockport Dresden Island LaGrange Marmet Fort Loudon Willow Island Wilson Inner Harbor Bayou Sorrel Hannibal Aux Port Allen L&D 52 Chickamauga Algiers Watts Bar Marseilles Kentucky Average Hours of Delay by Lock Location – 2005 Hours per Tow 2 – 3 3 – 5 5 – 7 > 7 Average Hours of Delay per Lock, 2005

Major Freight Truck Bottlenecks

ATRI Bottlenecks for Trucks

Average Truck Speed Measures, 2009 FHWA/ATRI – FPM

Comparison of Estimated Peak Period Congestion –

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

32 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 Lambert Executive Director Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies