Bureau of Planning & Economic Development

 WisDOT and freight: responsibilities and plans  Freight Advisory Committee  State Freight Plan 2

Assistance  Transportation Economic Assistance  Freight Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program  Freight Rail Preservation Program  Harbor Assistance Program  Local Roads Program Activities  Multimodal Freight Network  Highway Maintenance, Freight Ops. & Permits  Safety & Enforcement  State Traffic Operations Center & Work Zones 3

 50% project funding in exchange for new or retained jobs  Can be used for rail, waterway, air, and roads  Local let projects – reimbursement for costs incurred  pgms/aid/tea.aspx (Doing Business- Local Government- Other Aid) pgms/aid/tea.aspx  Contact Jesse or 4

Provide input on policies, processes and projects that facilitate and enhance:  Reliable, safe and efficient movement of freight - statewide, nationally and internationally.  Project decision-making and delivery processes.  Connectivity between the various modes of transportation.  Connectivity between state and local transportation systems.  Connectivity between private and public sectors. 5

 The FAC is purely an advisory committee.  FAC responsibilities include:  Assisting WisDOT in the development of, and subsequent updating of, the state’s Freight Plan and other relevant state plans as appropriate.  Providing feedback and advice to the Secretary’s Office and WisDOT Freight Policy Administrator’s Group on freight transportation policies, processes or programs. 6

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 (Doing Business – Freight – Freight Advisory Committee)  Background documents – inaugural meeting agenda  Summary Report of inaugural meeting will be posted soon  Contact Ken or 8

 Provide a vision for multimodal freight transportation.  Position the state to be competitive in the global marketplace by ensuring critical connections to national freight systems remain, or become, more efficient. 9

 Development will take approximately 24 months.  The anticipated completion date is December  Early phases of plan’s foundation are still underway.  Data intensive chapters  gathering, compiling, organizing and drafting  Public Involvement Plan published for comment  (Projects & Studies - State Freight Plan) 10

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 Ken Brotheridge    Jesse Patchak  