Statewide Freight System Plan Revised
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Statewide Freight System Plan NOVEMBER 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................. I PURPOSE AND SCOPE ............................................................................................................................... 1 Plan Structure .................................................................................................................................................. 2 Minnesota Go Vision for Transportation .......................................................................................................... 2 Federal Legislation .......................................................................................................................................... 5 1.0 THE IMPORTANCE OF FREIGHT TO MINNESOTA ...................................................................... 9 Minnesota’s Economy ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Minnesota’s Freight-Related Industries ......................................................................................................... 11 Freight Trends: Minnesota and Beyond ......................................................................................................... 14 2.0 MINNESOTA’S FREIGHT ASSETS AND USE .............................................................................. 25 Minnesota’s Freight System Assets ............................................................................................................... 25 Minnesota Freight System Demand ............................................................................................................... 27 Freight System Demand by Mode ................................................................................................................. 33 Minnesota’s Designated Principal Freight Network ....................................................................................... 39 3.0 MINNESOTA’S FREIGHT NEEDS AND ISSUES .......................................................................... 41 Condition and Performance of the Freight System ........................................................................................ 41 Freight System Needs and Issues ................................................................................................................. 51 Freight System Opportunities ........................................................................................................................ 59 4.0 STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS MINNESOTA’S FREIGHT NEEDS AND ISSUES .......................... 60 What is a “Freight” Project? ........................................................................................................................... 60 Infrastructure Investment Needs .................................................................................................................... 61 Supporting Strategies and Actions................................................................................................................. 73 5.0 ACTIONS AND NEXT STEPS ....................................................................................................... 85 Minnesota’s Freight Action Agenda ............................................................................................................... 85 The Role of the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee................................................................................ 86 MINNESOTA GO STATEWIDE FREIGHT SYSTEM PLAN PAGE i LIST OF TABLES Table 0.1 How MAP-21 National Freight Policy Goals are Addressed in this Freight Plan ...................................... 6 Table 0.2 How MAP-21 National Freight Plan Requirements and U.S. DOT Recommendations are Addressed in this Freight Plan ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Table 1.1 Importance of Transportation Modes to Minnesota’s Freight-Related Industries .................................... 11 Table 2.1 Major Highway Commodities, Total, 2040 .............................................................................................. 33 Table 2.2 Rail Freight Volumes by Minnesota Railroad (2012-2040, in Thousands) .............................................. 34 Table 2.3 Major Railroad Commodities, Total, 2040 .............................................................................................. 36 Table 2.4 Major Waterway Commodities, Total, 2012 ............................................................................................ 37 Table 2.5 Major Air Commodities, Total, 2040 ....................................................................................................... 38 Table 2.6 Major Pipeline Commodities, Total, 2040 ............................................................................................... 38 Table 3.1 Freight System Performance Measures ................................................................................................. 43 Table 3.2 Overall Assessment of Multimodal Freight System ................................................................................ 44 Table 3.3 Crashes Involving Commercial Trucks on Major Roadways – 2014 ....................................................... 45 Table 5.1 Minnesota Freight Action Agenda ........................................................................................................... 87 MINNESOTA GO STATEWIDE FREIGHT SYSTEM PLAN PAGE ii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1 Job Growth in Minnesota, in Thousands, by Major Occupational Group, 2012–2022 .............................. 9 Figure 1.2 Gross State Product, Minnesota and Neighboring States (Millions of 2013 $USD) ................................ 10 Figure 1.3 Industry Sectors as Percent of Minnesota GSP (with Freight-Related Industries in Bold Text) .............. 10 Figure 1.4 Visualization of a Supply Chain .............................................................................................................. 12 Figure 1.5 Sand Mining and Horizontal Drilling ........................................................................................................ 16 Figure 1.6 Cost Advantage Regions by Ship Size ................................................................................................... 17 Figure 1.7 Popular Northwest Passage Routes ....................................................................................................... 18 Figure 1.8 U.S. E-Commerce Sales, 2014-2018 ..................................................................................................... 20 Figure 1.9 Volvo Road Train Premier ...................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 2.1 Mode Share by Weight, 2012 and 2040 ................................................................................................. 27 Figure 2.2 Mode Share by Value, 2012 and 2040 ................................................................................................... 28 Figure 2.3 Statewide Tonnage (left) and Value (Right) of Commodities by Mode and Direction, 2012. .................. 29 Figure 2.4 Major Freight Commodities by Tonnage, 2012 (left) and 2040 (right) .................................................... 29 Figure 2.5 Major Freight Commodities by Value, 2012 (left) and 2040 (right) ......................................................... 30 Figure 2.6 Major Domestic Trading Partners by Total Tonnage, 2012 (left) and 2040 (right) .................................. 31 Figure 2.7 Minnesota’s Major Foreign Trading Partners by Total Value, 2013 ........................................................ 32 Figure 2.8 Top Border Crossings for Minnesota-Canada Trade Value ($1,000), 2013............................................ 32 Figure 2.9 Truck Freight Flows by Direction, Tons, by District, 2012 ....................................................................... 34 Figure 2.10 Total Rail Tonnage by Equipment Type, 2012 (left) and 2040 (right) ..................................................... 35 Figure 2.11 Total Rail Units by Equipment Type, 2012 (left) and 2040 (right) ........................................................... 35 Figure 2.12 Minnesota’s Principal Freight Network ................................................................................................... 40 Figure 3.1 10-Year Accident/Incident Overview by Calendar Year, Minnesota ....................................................... 46 Figure 3.2 Minnesota 2012 Transportation Results Scorecard (Freight) ................................................................. 50 Figure 4.1 STIP Funding by MnSHIP Investment Category..................................................................................... 66 Figure 4.2 STIP Freight Project Funding by District ................................................................................................. 67 Figure 4.3 Freight-Related STIP Projects on the NHS Network .............................................................................. 68 MINNESOTA GO STATEWIDE FREIGHT SYSTEM PLAN PAGE iii PURPOSE AND SCOPE The 2016 Minnesota Statewide Freight System Plan represents an update to Minnesota’s first State Freight Plan developed in 2005. The development of this plan was