I-81 C ORRIDOR F REIGHT I NFORMATION S YSTEM (CFIS) P ILOT P ROJECT Paul A. Belella Parsons Corporation Annual Meeting March 23, 2015

GO-81 is an action-oriented project that will use technology to improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement in and around the I-81 Corridor. Interstate 81 Multistate Corridor Study, 2012 FHWA FAF data, 2007

I-81 is Among the Busiest US Freight Corridors  Some notable I-81 facts: Trucks account for as much as 40% of the volume – the road is designed to carry 15% trucks In the last 20 years, traffic has more than doubled, and in urban areas, tripled. Truck traffic on the corridor is growing faster than the national average A poll showed seventy-four percent of truck drivers think additional truck parking is needed New Federal Hours-Of-Service regulations are driving changes in truck travel patterns Approximately 35 percent of I-81 fatal accidents involve a truck 3

The Public is Concerned, and Wants Action 4

The GO-81 vision is to become the national model for applied truck information systems. It will include a pilot project that integrates existing I-81 corridor data on travel times, incidents, and weather and adds real-time information on truck parking. The GO-81 CFIS Will Provide Part of the Solution 5 NeedProject ActivitiesObjective Better truck parking capabilities Examine freight flows Assess facility capacity & location Design system to deliver information Make better information available to truckers for meeting rest requirements and accessing needed services Less congestion and fewer crashes Identify existing traffic information sources Design single interface to access combined data Make better information available to drivers to reduce congestion delays and secondary crashes The GO-81 project team includes:

The GO-81 CFIS Will Provide Part of the Solution 6 CFIS “Cloud”

The GO-81 CFIS Will Provide Part of the Solution 7 Here is a hypothetical GO-81 CFIS User Interaction Sequence: Truck driver launches application to choose destination and route CFIS Application requests travel information from CFIS CFIS CFIS retrieves and returns current information for the driver’s chosen route An event occurs and information is captured by existing systems CFIS continuously polls existing systems and retrieves event information CFIS CFIS evaluates options for diversion/parking and pushes to application Application notifies driver and dispatcher of options/implications

 Phase 1 Analysis is underway Reaching out to State DOTs to gather updated information Defining the geographic footprint for the freight flow analysis Extracting and conducting initial analysis on data Completing design of analytical methodology Conducting initial analytical runs  Phase 2 will begin in April Reaching out to stakeholders to begin gathering user needs Building on the definition of the CFIS Laying out the pieces of an initial Concept of Operations The GO-81 Project Status 8

9 Corridor Geography Shown are zip codes along a band of counties that encompasses the I-81 corridor The band includes: All counties through which I-81 passes All immediately adjacent counties Additional counties with significant commercial activity This footprint can be modified if additional jurisdictions are needed Corridor Geography Shown are zip codes along a band of counties that encompasses the I-81 corridor The band includes: All counties through which I-81 passes All immediately adjacent counties Additional counties with significant commercial activity This footprint can be modified if additional jurisdictions are needed

The GO-81 Project Status 10 Shipment Data Shown are unique origin locations of shipments from 2013 All locations are within band identified previously (outliers will be removed) Shipment Data Shown are unique origin locations of shipments from 2013 All locations are within band identified previously (outliers will be removed)

The GO-81 Project Status 11 Shipment Data High volume origins are identified with larger scale buttons Significant concentration in south central PA Clusters in Central NY Shipment Data High volume origins are identified with larger scale buttons Significant concentration in south central PA Clusters in Central NY

The GO-81 Project Status 12 Shipment Data Shown are unique destination locations of shipments from 2013 All locations are within band identified previously (outliers will be removed) Shipment Data Shown are unique destination locations of shipments from 2013 All locations are within band identified previously (outliers will be removed)

The GO-81 Project Status 13 Shipment Data High volume destinations are identified with larger scale buttons Significant concentration in south central VA, MD, PA and NY Concentrations through VA Shipment Data High volume destinations are identified with larger scale buttons Significant concentration in south central VA, MD, PA and NY Concentrations through VA

The GO-81 Project Status 14 Corridor Analysis Examine high-frequency O/D pairs for: Use of I-81 segments Alignment with high-delay segments Cost patterns by trip type Define correlation between cost and delay Examine location of truck parking Alignment with high-delay segments Alignment with high-frequency incident data Assess location and use levels of existing parking facilities Corridor Analysis Examine high-frequency O/D pairs for: Use of I-81 segments Alignment with high-delay segments Cost patterns by trip type Define correlation between cost and delay Examine location of truck parking Alignment with high-delay segments Alignment with high-frequency incident data Assess location and use levels of existing parking facilities

The GO-81 Project Status 15 The team is assessing the potential to expand the footprint to include the portion of I-40 that runs the width of Tennessee. This will allow for a more complete analysis of parking and information needs and a more extensive analysis of opportunities to divert freight to rail. The team is assessing the potential to expand the footprint to include the portion of I-40 that runs the width of Tennessee. This will allow for a more complete analysis of parking and information needs and a more extensive analysis of opportunities to divert freight to rail.

The first two phases of GO-81 have been funded through a Multi-modal Corridor Operations Management (MCOM) grant from the Federal Highway Administration. Additional funding will be required to complete Phase 3 Implementation. * The GO-81 Project Timetable 16 PhaseProject ActivitiesOutcomes Expected Completion I. Provide a Framework for Freight Planning and Performance Measurement Examine freight flows Assess facility capacity & location Assess initial user needs A comprehensive dataset detailing freight flows An analysis of existing capabilities against documented user needs A review of options for diversion of freight to rail April 2015 II. Develop a Plan for a Corridor Freight Information System Identify existing roadway information sources Define data feeds and user interface characteristics Concept of Operations High-level design and system architecture August 2015 III. Implement a Pilot Project Develop and test a pilot system across the length of the I-81 Corridor A functioning system that can be replicated along any corridor TBD *Some options exist for additional Federal funding

Contact Information 17 Kevin Cole Paul Belella I-81 Corridor Coalition Parsons (540) (571)