Pennsylvania Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan
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Draft Final PENNSYLVANIA COMPREHENSIVE FREIGHT MOVEMENT PLAN Prepared for: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Prepared by: June 3, 2015 PA On Track Freight Planning: A Multi-state and Multi-modal Approach Supply chains and freight flows vary by commodity, industry, supply and demand, and origins and destinations and are rarely limited to a single jurisdiction. Transportation freight plans are best approached by a multi-faceted perspective of trade lanes, key commodities, or key industries in the U.S. and neighboring trade partners, such as Latin America and Canada, rather than simply from a state’s geography. PennDOT, for example, is a critical component of the freight movement system in the I- 95 Corridor – a region of 16 States (from Maine to Florida) generating 41% of the Nation’s Gross Domestic Product and representing 40% of the Nation’s population. Within this essential region are: • 41 Ports, and Coastal Shipping Lanes in the Atlantic, and the Intercostal and Inland Waterways • 106+ Airports • 907,000 miles of Highway • 30,495 miles of Freight Railroad Track, with 1,111 heavy-rail directional route miles (70% of the national total) As international markets continue to emerge for imports and exports, and with expansions of the Panama and Suez Canals, the port-airport-rail-highway system in the I- 95 Corridor will remain one of the most critical components of the United States’ freight network. Comprehensive freight planning must address the systems within individual political jurisdictions or state boundaries while recognizing the multi-state economic corridor that comprises the trip of a particular mode. Assistance for addressing the growing needs of the industry will come from the USDOT national freight strategic plan guidance, with its national freight framework built upon multistate corridors. States understand that economic corridor planning is comprehensive, not simply mode specific. Connectivity to the state’s airports, rail, and seaports is key to a competitive and comprehensive State Freight Plan. Through implementation and utilization of more efficient economic corridors, states can optimize the network for not only more reliable freight flows but better commute time for its end users. This combined individual- and multi-jurisdictional perspective allows better identification of vital freight improvement projects, sustaining an economically robust freight system for supply chains moving within Pennsylvania and beyond. In the development of this freight plan, PennDOT recognizes and supports the need for collaboration in freight planning within regional jurisdictions and across economic corridors, enhancing mobility at the local, state, multi-state, and national level. ii PENNSYLVANIA’S LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION & COMPREHENSIVE FREIGHT MOVEMENT PLAN PA On Track TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Plan Organization .................................................................................................................... 4 Stakeholder and Public Engagement: Key Take-aways ...................................................................... 6 2. Stakeholder and Public Engagement ......................................................................................... 6 2.1 Stakeholder Engagement ........................................................................................................ 6 2.1.1 Stakeholder Webinars ................................................................................................ 6 2.1.2 Motor Carrier Survey ................................................................................................. 6 2.1.3 Stakeholder Interviews .............................................................................................. 7 2.2 Public Engagement ................................................................................................................. 8 Economic Importance and Trends: Key Take-aways ........................................................................ 12 3. Economic Importance and Trends ........................................................................................... 12 3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Industries and Global Trade .................................................................................................. 13 3.3 Existing and Emerging Industries .......................................................................................... 15 3.3.1 Energy ...................................................................................................................... 16 3.3.2 Advanced Manufacturing and Materials ................................................................. 17 3.3.3 Agribusiness ............................................................................................................. 18 3.3.4 Life Sciences ............................................................................................................. 19 3.4 Supply Chains ........................................................................................................................ 20 3.5 Economic Impacts ................................................................................................................. 20 3.5.1 Trucking .................................................................................................................... 20 3.5.2 Rail ........................................................................................................................... 20 3.5.3 Aviation .................................................................................................................... 21 3.5.4 Water ....................................................................................................................... 21 3.6 Trends ................................................................................................................................... 21 3.6.1 Panama Canal .......................................................................................................... 22 3.6.2 Energy ...................................................................................................................... 24 3.6.3 Population ................................................................................................................ 25 3.6.4 Oversize, Overweight and Specialized Cargo ........................................................... 26 3.6.5 Connected and Autonomous Vehicles ..................................................................... 27 3.7 What These Trends Mean For Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 27 4. Pennsylvania’s Freight Facilities and Commodity Flows ........................................................... 29 Freight Facilities and Commodity Flows: Key Take-aways ............................................................... 29 4.1 Inventory ............................................................................................................................... 31 4.1.1 Highway System ....................................................................................................... 31 iii PENNSYLVANIA’S LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION & COMPREHENSIVE FREIGHT MOVEMENT PLAN Draft Final: Pennsylvania Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan Table of Contents 4.1.2 Bridge Inventory ...................................................................................................... 34 4.1.3 Rail ........................................................................................................................... 36 4.1.4 Water ....................................................................................................................... 41 4.1.5 Air ............................................................................................................................. 44 4.1.6 Intermodal Facilities................................................................................................. 45 4.2 Tonnage and value by mode ................................................................................................. 48 4.2.1 Trucking .................................................................................................................... 50 4.2.2 Rail ........................................................................................................................... 51 4.2.3 Water ....................................................................................................................... 58 4.2.4 Air ............................................................................................................................. 58 5. Goals, Strategies, and Projects ................................................................................................ 60 Goals, Strategies, and Projects: Key Take-aways .............................................................................. 60 5.1 Strategic Approach to Meeting Goals ................................................................................... 60 5.1.1 Goal/Strategies: System Preservation .................................................................... 61 5.1.2 Goal/Strategies: Safety ........................................................................................... 61 5.1.3 Goal/Strategies: