1. AASHTO SCoWT September 21, 2016
Stephen Shafer
Office of Intermodal System Development
U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration

3. FIXING AMERICA’S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ACT
FAST ACT was signed December 4, 2015
Establishes a freight program with State formula funds and competitive grants - $10.8B over 5 years
Emphasis on Intelligent Transportation Systems through the ATCMTD Grant Program -- $300M over 5 years
Planning and performance measurement requirements
Port Performance Act
National and State Freight Plans
Multimodal Freight Network
Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management ... Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies

4. MARAD PORT PROJECTS
Everett, WA
M5 Corridor
Seattle
Tacoma, WA
Portland, OR
Pasco, WA
Garibaldi, OR
Eastport, ME
Newport. OR
Duluth, MN
Benton, WA
Lewiston, ID
Coos Bay, OR
Maine Ports, ME
M95 Corridor
Port of Albany
ProvPort, RI
Newark, NJ
Quonset, RI
Toledo, OH
Wellsville, OH
NE Gateway
Bayonne, NJ
Green Trade
Corridor, CA
W. Sacramento, CA
Wilmington, DE
South Jersey
Port Corp, NJ
Neptune
Stockton, CA
Jeffersonville, IN
Oakland, CA
Richmond, VA
Baltimore, MD
Tri-City, IL
M55 Corridor
Virginia Ports, VA
Hueneme, CA
Norfolk
Port of L.A., CA
Catoosa, OK
Cates Landing, TN
Port of Long Beach, CA
San Diego, CA
Little Rock, AR
Fulton, MS
ARRA provided 3 grant projects for a total of $26M.
Since 2009, TIGER has provided over $578 million to 48 port projects around the nation.
Including matching funds by State, local and private entities, a total of around $1.3 billion has been invested in ports since This means that MARAD is more involved with many U.S. ports, and the dots on the map continue to proliferate.
The first round of FASTLANE was also recently finalized. In the inaugural round, five port projects received near $115 million in grant awards.
Altogether, this is 56 port project grant worth $720 million in Federal funding, and $1.6B overall (including the non-Federal match).
NEXT SLIDE.
Charleston
Pascagoula, MS
Mobile, AL
Georgia Ports
Pier 29, HI
JaxPort, FL
New Orleans, LA
Houston, TX
Gulfport, MS
Main Pass
Corpus Christi, TX
Orange, TX
Cross Gulf, FL
Port Manatee, FL
LOOP
Port of Miami, FL
Cross Gulf, TX
Gulf Gateway
Guam
Dillingham, AK
Brownsville, TX
Gulf
Landing
Port Dolphin
Port Pelican
Auke Bay, AK
Saint Croix VI
ARRA Grants (3)
TIGER FY2011 (4)
TIGER FY2014 (7)
FASTLANE (5)
Marine Highway (11)
TIGER FY2009 (7)
TIGER FY2012 (7)
TIGER FY2015 (4)
Port Conveyance (10)
TIGER FY2010 (6)
TIGER FY2013 (8)
TIGER FY2016 (5)
Deep Water Ports (8)

5. FY16 Grants $169.2M awarded for port improvement projects totaling $432.2M
TIGER VIII $54.5 for projects totaling $147.8M
Little Rock, AR $6.2M/$9.9M
Guam “H” Wharf $10M/$20M
Albany, NY $17.2M/$49.6M
USVI Finch Terminal $10.7M/$13.3M
Everett, WA $10M/$55M
FASTLANE $114.7M for projects totaling $284.4M
Port of Savannah Int’l Multi-modal Connector $44M/$128.7M
Conley Terminal Intermodal Improvements and Modernization (Massport) $42M/$102.9M
Maine Intermodal Port Productivity Project $7.7M/$15.4M
Cross Harbor Freight Program PANYNJ) $10.7M/$17.8M
Coos Bay Rail Line Tunnel Rehabilitation $11M/$19.6M

6. EXAMPLE PROJECT – MASSPORT
FASTLANE Grant $42M awarded for Conley Terminal Intermodal Improvements and Modernization
MASSPORT was awarded $42M of a $103M project for a series of intermodal improvements and equipment upgrades that together will enhance intermodal freight movement and efficiency and mitigate freight bottlenecks in the Northeast.
These improvements include repairs and strengthening two berths to maintain a continuous state of good repair condition on two functional berths;
refrigerated container storage racks to improve energy efficiency and increase capacity;
terminal technology and equipment upgrades that will expedite container processing and increase reliability for trucks transporting goods on the National Highway Freight Network;
and new gate processing facilities that will reconfigure terminal flow by rehabilitating deteriorated portions of the terminal backlands. 

7. StrongPorts Planning & Engagement Financing Project Support
Port Planning and Investment Toolkit
Community Planning
FAST ACT: National Highway Freight Program & FASTLANE Grants
Port Talk
TIGER Grants
Performance Measurement
Build America Transportation Investment Center
Planning Grants
Port Conveyance
System Planning
Grant Authority
Project Management & Support

8. November 2015

9. Port Planning and Investment Toolkit9
Planning
Feasibility
Funding
PPIT is envisioned to inform and guide:
Developing capital plans that clearly identify future needs;
Determining the most cost-effective, sustainable and efficient solutions to port challenges;
Positioning port projects for federal funding such as TIGER grants; and
Getting port infrastructure projects into MPO and state transportation programs to qualify for other government funding;
Obtaining private sector funding to support their infrastructure projects.

10. Intermodal Connectors Study10
Background
List of National Highway System intermodal connectors developed in 1998
Purpose
Develop information on use, condition, and performance of freight intermodal connectors
Suggest options for initiatives to improve connector program
Key Elements of Study
Review literature and data on connectors
Conduct 18 case studies
Analyze use, condition, and performance of large sample of connectors
Conduct local and national stakeholder outreach

11. Case Study Findings Port Findings
Port connectors have the worst average International Roughness Index (IRI) scores (“poor”) of any mode
Need for a systematic program to update the designation of port terminal intermodal connectors
Some local roads used as connectors are not officially designated
Some improvements to connectors are not reflected in the designations
Some local roads designated as connectors are no longer used for that purpose
Need better truck traffic data to distinguish between port and local truck traffic
Even where ports, cities, states and freight stakeholders are highly engaged in planning and improving the roads and rail lines that serve their ports, there is a need for a systematic and continuing program to update the designation of port terminal intermodal connectors and collect summary data on their condition and performance.

12. Case Study Findings Ability to Model Road Congestion using NPMRDS
The National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS) can be used to determine truck speeds and congestion
Example: Truck speeds outside the Port of Baltimore from 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.

13. FUTURE – AMERICA’S MARINE HIGHWAY PROGRAM

14. Growing Congestion and the Marine Highway Solution
International trade growth can only increase congestion.
Landside infrastructure can’t support the growth. Roads and railroads are near capacity, are costly, and take decades to expand.
The U.S. moves about 6% of freight by water
Europe - 40%
The U.S. has about 25,000 miles of coastal and inland waterways that are operating below capacity.
$4.8 Million in FY2016 grants should be announced soon…
U.S. Coastal & Inland Waterways

15. Thank you!
Questions?