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Marine Highways and Marine Freight Development in the MAFC´ Marine Highways and Marine Freight Development in the MAFC´ Source: NTAD 2012 Working Session ■ MAFC Annual Meeting ■ April 22-25, 2014 ■ Chicago, Illinois MAFC Marine Highways L A K E S U P E R ´ I O n| R n| Û ¤£M90 n| n|n| ÛÛ n| n| Û Legend n| L MN n| n| A n| Major Port n| K n| E Û Lock H U L R ÛÛn| Mega Region A Û n| O K Û ¤£M35 N E Urban Area Û Û Û Û WI Û Û M Û Û MAFC Hi Volume M Û I C MI I ¤£M77 Û H Freight Network S n| n| S I n| E I I Û G S n| R Major Rail Corridor A E S IP E N n| n| Û £M75 K n| P ¤ A Û L n| I n| R Û n| n| n| n| ¤£M71 IV n|Û n|n| Û E Ûn|n| £M29 IA Û n| ¤ R Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û M R Û I E OH S Û IV IN S Û R O Û¤£M70 U Û ¤£M55 IS R O Û I Û IN R Û L Û I Û V IL Û E Û n|OHIO RIVER R Û Û IL Û Û Û n| Û Û Û n| n|Û KS Û MO n| n| Û Û KY Û Û n| ¤£M40 ¤£M65 Source: NTAD 2012; US Army Corps of Engineers State DOTs and their planning partners in the public and private sector are taking steps to better understand, advocate for, and integrate maritime freight into their state and regional transportation and economic development systems. This MAFC marine development working session provides a scan of current marine development efforts and state marine activities in the MAFC region. This session also provides case examples of three important components of these marine development efforts: multi-agency collaboration, market research and market development, and integration of marine economic development and transportation planning and development. After concluding the presentations, a focused working session is planned to address institutionalizing maritime freight in agency planning and programs, advancing market share for the waterways, and in general advancing maritime freight efforts across our region. The presentations and following discussions will be added to the final version of this document to provide a summary of current activities and identification of strategies and approaches that MAFC partners can take to create the freight transportation systems needed to advance our economy and communities. The final version of this document will be published at midamericafreight.org/events/2014-annual-meeting. Mid-America Freight Coalition The Mid-America Freight Coalition (MAFC) is a regional organization that cooperates in the planning, operation, preservation, and improvement of transportation infrastructure in the Midwest. The ten states of the AASHTO Mid- America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) share key interstate corridors, inland waterways, and the Great Lakes. The MAFC is funded by the National Center for Freight & Infrastructure Research & Education and the DOTs of the ten member states. M35—Waterway of the Saints Overview Minneapolis- Û Length: ~636 miles. Û n| Saint Paul Û ´ n| Route: Minneapolis, MN (Lock #1) to St. Louis, MO Û (between locks #25 & #26, near Grafton, Illinois). ¤£M35 Û Û MN Û Major ports: Minneapolis, St. Louis. Û M Û WI I S La Crosse Major cities/markets: Minneapolis, La Crosse, Dubuque, S I Û Quad Cities, St. Louis. S S I P Û WI Questions and Answers P n| I R I Description of current waterway/port infrastructure V Û E projects and any previous TIGER awards for waterway/ R Û port infrastructure projects for this marine highway? IA Dubuque Û The Iowa DOT is in the process of submitting a TIGER Planning Grant proposal (due April 25, 2014). Led by Û IA Legend a consultant and supported by five states, the planning Quad Cities n| Major Port Û study will include significant outreach to the Army Û Û Corps of Engineers, economic development groups, Û Lock Û river transportation providers and shippers, and agencies Û responsible for transportation planning at the local and Mega Region Urban Area IL regional levels. Goals of the study will be to assess the Û MAFC Hi Volume current state of river navigation, evaluate ways to increase Û the efficiency and reliability of the lock and dam system, Freight Network Major Rail Corridor R and evaluate opportunities to increase utilization of the Û E IV Upper Mississippi River. R Û IS O Û IN Any users currently shipping containers, roll-on/roll-off Û L equipment, OSOW, or project cargo? What cargos appear IL to be appropriate for continuation or RORO on this Û ¤£M55 corridors? Are volume estimates available? MO Û ¤£M70 No known users. n| Û Û Û MISSOU Description of Operational Issues RI RIVER n| Seasonality: Dependent on weather and ice. The 40 year Source: NTAD 2012; US Army Corps of Engineers Saint Louis average length of the navigation season in St. Paul is 255 n| days with the first tow arriving in mid to late March and n| the last leaving at the end of November. Operational Rating (1-10; 1 = beginning, 10 = highway operations): 1 Infrastructure: 25 locks total at an average age of 72 years: three locks are 30+ years past the design lives; 21 locks Documents Specific to M35 are between 20 and 30 years past the design lives, and one lock over its design life by around 10 years. Barges Waterway Brochure: http://www.iowadot.gov/systems_ are restricted by the 600’ length of the lock chambers planning/pdf/WaterwayBrochure.pdf requiring barge tows exceeding 600’ to be uncoupled, both tripling the time needed to lock and increasing accident rates. 1 M35 Marine Highway Application: http://www.dot.state.il.us/freightcouncil/documents/M-35%20CORRIDOR%20 APP%205%20STATES%20FINAL%20Feb10%20with%20Documents.pdf People and Agencies M35 Agency Name Email Address Telephone Number Sponsors Illinois Department of Kevin Schoeben [email protected] 217-557-5434 Transportation Supporters Iowa Department of Garrett Pedersen [email protected] 515-239-1520 Transportation Minnesota Department of Patrick Phenow [email protected] 651-366-3672 Transportation Missouri Department of Cheryl Ball [email protected] 573-526-5578 Transportation Wisconsin Department of Sheri Walz [email protected] 608-267-9319 Transportation 2 WI M55—Illinois & MississippiÛ Rivers Û MI Û Overview ¤£M90 Û ¤£M35 Chicago n|Û Length: ~1,400+ miles. ´ Û Û Û ÛÛ Û Route: Lake Michigan at Chicago, Illinois to New Orleans, Û ¤£M55 Û IA Û Louisiana. Û OH Û R E Major ports: Chicago, St. Louis, SE MO Port, Elvis Û IV R Stahr Harbor, Memphis, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, South Û IS Û O Û IN Louisiana, New Orleans, Plaquemines. L Û IL IL IN Û Major cities/markets: Chicago, Peoria, St. Louis, Û Û Memphis, Baton Rouge, New Orleans. Û Û Û ¤£M70 n|Saint Louis Û Questions and Answers n| Û Û Û KY Description of current waterway/port infrastructure MO projects and any previous TIGER awards for waterway/ port infrastructure projects on this marine highway? Û Û The Southwestern Illinois Intermodal Freight n| Transportation Hub R E Applicant: Tri-City Port District V I TN R TIGER Round: TIGER 2009 I P P Urban/Rural: Urban I S Memphis S n| AR I TIGER Award: $6,000,000 S S I Modal Administration: MARAD M Project Type: Rail ¤£M40 Project Description: This involves the construction of a public harbor on the Mississippi River which will be used for barge loading and unloading. The primary products to be moved are liquid and dry bulk products which will MS interface with associated rail and truck connections. The ¤£M65 AL project will allow the Tri-City Regional Port District to n| expand barge, rail and truck transportation systems in the region and allow shippers, including Midwest agricultural ¤£M49 shippers, to move goods down the Mississippi River from Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico without the use of a Legend lock. This expands the export trade for U.S. agricultural LA n| Major Port products by enhancing the movement of agricultural Û products down the Mississippi River, provides substantial n| Lock efficiencies and better service for Midwest shippers by n| Mega Region n| Urban Area combining barge, rail and truck facilities at one location New Orleans MAFC Hi Volume and creates the northernmost ice-free port on the n| Freight Network Mississippi River south of the U.S. system of river locks. Major Rail Corridor £M10 Northwest Tennessee Port (Lake County) ¤ Source: NTAD 2012; US Army Corps of Engineers Applicant: Tennessee DOT TIGER Round: TIGER 2010 Urban/Rural: Rural TIGER Award: $13,000,000 Modal Administration: MARAD Project Type: Port 3 Project Description: Tiger II dollars will be used to build a port and harbor facility on the Mississippi River, at Cates Landing in Tennessee. Dock facilities will be constructed and additional, necessary, on-site improvements will be made to create a connection between barge traffic at the port and truck freight movement. The port will be the deepest between Baton Rouge and St. Louis. The project is near multiple interstates and will be constructed following the guidelines of Clean Ports USA. This supports economic development in one of the poorest areas of the country, with over 37 percent of residents living beneath the poverty line. Port of New Orleans Rail Yard Improvements Applicant: Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans TIGER Round: TIGER 2011 Urban/Rural:Urban TIGER Award: $16,738,246 Modal Administration: MARAD Project Type: Port Project Description: The Port of New Orleans will renovate a specialized rail yard at the Louisiana Avenue terminal along the Mississippi River.
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