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1 Arkansas’ State Freight Plan
Arkansas River (M40)/StrongPorts Workshop July 28, 2016 Michael Henry, P.E. Transportation Planning and Policy Division Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

2 The Plan Arkansas’ first compressive Freight Plan Cambridge Systematic
Notice to Proceed was given on April 24,2015 Draft expected in September Will cover all modes of transportation

3 Freight and the Arkansas Economy
$51 Billion of output from freight dependent sectors 43 percent of the total economic output from the state of Arkansas

4 Freight and the Arkansas Economy
781,000 employees in freight dependent sectors 50 percent of the total employment in Arkansas

5 How is the Freight Moved?

6 Arkansas’ Commodity Distribution

7 How is the Freight Moved?
Arkansas as over 16,400 miles of highways, 2,662 miles of rail, 1,000 miles of navigable waterways, 77 commercial airports, and over 217,000 miles of pipeline

8 Top Waterway Commodities
Commodity Tonnage (1,000’s) Percent of Total Inbound Outbound Intra Total Farm Products 9 6,408 1 6,418 37% Waste or Scrap Materials 2,337 199 100 2,636 15% Nonmetallic Minerals 442 168 1,785 2,395 14% Petroleum or Coal Products 634 1,175 141 1,951 11% Primary Metal Products 1,589 326 1,915 Chemicals or Allied Products 690 49 738 4% Coal 373 36 410 2% Metallic Ores 278 42 5 Fabricated Metal Products 89 113 202 1% Food or Kindred Products 148 50 198 All Others 109 111 220 6,697 8,676 2,035 17,409 100%

9 Waterway Demand Port of Osceola has the highest volume of traffic. The main commodities shipped from there are Metal Scrap, Blast Furnace products, and grains. The port of Memphis is next highest volumes with Petroleum Refining Products and oil kernels, nuts, and seeds. The Port of Fort Smith is 4th on the volumes and the most popular products shipped are gravels and sands.

10 MKARNS Historical Tonnage Moved
Year Millions of Tons 2004 12.9 2005 12.3 2006 12.8 2007 12.1 2008 11.0 2009 10.8 2010 11.1 2011 10.6 2012 11.4 2013 12.2 2014 11.7

11 Ports and Waterway Needs
Port Needs Waterway Needs MKARNS 12-ft Channel Critical maintenance on locks, dams, and dredging Upgrading locks with tow equipment Greater utilization of the MKARNS Grant program for ports Marketing program for ports Road Improvements Rail Improvements Other Land-based Improvements Maritime Improvements Equipment With all of these needs the estimated cost for ports and waterways for the next 25 years is estimated to be around $750 million.

12 Questions???


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