1. Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board December 6th, 2013 Ashley Probart Deputy Director Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board Primary Freight Network Designation

2. Freight in America 985,000 miles of Federal-aid highways; 141,000 miles of railroads; 11,000 miles of inland waterways; and 1.6 million miles of pipelines. In addition: – 19,000 airports-540 serving commercial operations; – 5,000 coastal, Great Lakes, and inland waterway facilities moving cargo 2

3. National Freight Network The Interstate System is the National Freight Network (@47,000 miles) 27,000 miles will be designated as the Primary Freight Network (PFN) 3,000 additional miles will be added to include segments critical to the future of moving goods State-designation of critical rural freight corridors (CRFC) (submitted by State DOT after PFN is complete) 3

4. Primary Freight Network Factors 1.Origin and destination of freight movement in the United States; 2.Total freight tonnage and value of freight moved on highways; 3.Percentage of annual average daily truck traffic in the annual average daily traffic on principal arterials 4.Annual average daily truck traffic on principal arterials; 5.Land and maritime ports of entry; 6.Access to energy exploration, development, installation, or production areas; 7.Population centers; and 8.Network Connectivity. 4

5. Outcome 5

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7. Outcome-27,000 miles 7

8. Outcome-41,000 miles 8

9. Outcome-41,000 miles (Continued) 9

10. National Timeline Primary Freight Network Draft Designation: – November 2013 – Comments Due December 19, 2013, January 17, 2014 Compilation of State-designated Critical Rural Freight Corridors routes- Late 2013-Early 2014 Release of the initial designation of the full National Freight Network-2014 – Including primary freight network; – Rest of the Interstate system; and – Critical rural freight corridors Congress begins work on next MAP 21 – Summer 2013 Current MAP 21 expires - September 30, 2014 National Freight Strategic Plan- October 2015 10

11. Next Steps/Action Comment period has been extended to January 17, 2014. Specifically, FHWA is seeking comments on the following: Specific route deletions, additions, or modifications to the draft initial designation of the highway PFN contained in this notice; The methodology for achieving a 27,000-mile final designation; How the NFN and its components could be used by freight stakeholders in the future; How the NFN may fit into a multimodal National Freight System; and Suggestions for an urban-area route designation process. 11

12. Next Steps/Action Draft Ideas Comment period has been extended to January 17, 2014. Specifically, FHWA is seeking comments on the following: Specific route deletions, additions, or modifications to the draft initial designation of the highway PFN contained in this notice; – Use US Census definition of Urbanized areas vs. definition of 200,000 or more – Include strategic military bases – Change annual average daily truck traffic (AADTT) threshold to capture the Ports of Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver – Allow states/MPOs to designate and make recommendations on Critical Rural Freight Corridors, additional miles The methodology for achieving a 27,000-mile final designation; – Recommend an AADT that reflects the system… – Allow states to identify intermodal facilities-Federal data is too flawed 12

13. Next Steps/Action Draft Ideas Comment period has been extended to January 17, 2014. How the NFN and its components could be used by freight stakeholders in the future; – Current proposal is too fragmented to be useful – Make changes recommended above – Create certainty Planning Dedicated and sustained new funding Project Delivery How the NFN may fit into a multimodal National Freight System; and – Ensure road network (once revised) is integrated with rest of multi-modal system Suggestions for an urban-area route designation process. – State and MPOs designate Critical Urban Freight Corridors based on economic significance Major intermodal facilities Significant freight intensive land uses for manufacturing and warehouse industrial lands Strategic military installations/facilities 13