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MAASTO TIGER GRANT LETTERS OF SUPPORT – TABLE OF CONTENT 1. IA Senator Grassley 2. IA Blum – Congress 3. IA Loebsack – Congress 4. IA Young - Congress 5. IN IMTA Letter of Support 6. KS Senators Moran and Roberts 7. KS Congress – Rep Jenkins 8. KS Congress – Yoder 9. KS Director King 10. KS Department of Agriculture 11. KS Highway Patrol 12. KS Letter from Groendyke Transport 13. KS Mid American Regional Council 14. KS Miller Trucking 15. KY Congress - Whitfield 16. KY Governor Steven Beshear 17. KY Secretary Hancock 18. KY Mayor Dieruf 19. KY Kentucky Trucking Association 20. MI Senator Stabenow 21. MI Congress – Conyers 22. MI Congress – Lawrence 23. MI Congress – Levin 24. MI Director Steudle 25. MI State Police 26. MI Trucking Association 27. MN Senator Franken 28. MN Governor Mark Dayton 29. MN Commissioner 30. MO DOT Support Letter 31. WI Senator Baldwin 32. WI GLRTOC 33. WI CFIRE 34. WI Kwik Trip 35. WI Roadrunner 36. WI SNI – Schneider National May 26, 2015 The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: Please accept this letter of support for the 2015 multi-state TIGER grant application submitted by the Kansas Department of Transportation on behalf of itself and the state Departments of Transportation of Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The lack of truck parking in Kansas has come to the forefront of the Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas Highway Patrol and the trucking industry in Kansas. The grant for a Truck Parking Information and Management System would be used to provide real-time information to commercial truck drivers about the availability of public and private truck parking, through the use of dynamic roadside signs and other means, along key commercial corridors throughout the eight Midwestern states. In Kansas, the location of the dynamic roadside signs would be located near public rest areas along I-70 from the Kansas/Colorado border to metro Kansas City; I-35 from the Kansas/Missouri border to Emporia; and I-135 from Salina to Wichita. Midwestern highways serve a significant number of long-distance commercial trips. In general, there is an adequate amount of truck parking throughout the Midwest, but due to the lack of real-time information, drivers significant amounts of drive time looking safe places to rest and meet the hours of service requirements. Drivers who haven’t found parking before running out of driving hours (hours of service) often choose to park illegally or unsafely, on the shoulder of the highway or on an entrance or exit ramp. This project we believe this project will provide a tremendous safety benefit. Some of the benefits realized include improvements in safety by ensuring drivers achieve proper rest, truck tractors are not parked illegally which relieves the Patrol’s safety concerns roadside, and industry would not have a reduction in productivity due to lost time, allowing commercial drivers to be more productive during their hours of service, reducing costs for businesses and shippers. Finally we believe this project would help to ensure that private sector truck stops capacity in the corridor is being more fully utilized. Respectfully, COLONEL MARK A. BRUCE, Superintendent CHRISTOPHER J. TURNER, Captain Troop I, Topeka cc: Major Mark Goodloe Lieutenant Tom Catania Mr. John Maddox GROENDYKE TRANSPORT. INC. The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: Please accept this letter of support for the 2015 multi-state TIGER grant application submitted by the Kansas Department of Transportation on behalf of itself and the state Departments of Transportation of Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The grant for a Truck Parking Information and Management System would be used to provide real-time information to commercial truck drivers about the availability of public and private truck parking, through the use of dynamic roadside signs and other means, along key commercial corridors throughout the eight Midwestern states. In Kansas, the location of the dynamic roadside signs would be located near public rest areas along 1-70 from the Kansas/Colorado border to metro Kansas City; 1-35 from the Kansas/Missouri border to Emporia; and 1-135 from Salina to Wichita. Midwestern highways serve a significant number of long-distance commercial trips. In general, there is an adequate amount of truck parking throughout the Midwest, but due to the lack of real-time information, drivers often spend 30 to 60 minutes of drive time looking for a place to rest at the end of the day. Drivers who haven't found parking before running out of driving hours (hours of service) often choose to park illegally or unsafely, on the shoulder of the highway or on an entrance or exit ramp. This project helps address that problem and offers many potential benefits as a result. This project would help improve highway safety, both for truckers and the public. It would provide truckers with reliable information about where they can safely park to rest, reduce hazardous ramp and shoulder parking and help ensure drivers on the road are well rested. The project offers genuine benefits for businesses large and small. It allows commercial drivers to be more productive during their hours of service, reducing costs for businesses and shippers. It also helps ensure that private sector truck stops capacity in the corridor is being more fully utilized. This project offers environmental and energy benefits by increasing the efficiency of truck movements and reducing the commonly experienced 30 to 60 minutes of wasted drive time at the end of each trip. As a representative of a interstate hazmat tank truck carrier, I have served on the Kansas statewide freight advisory committee (SFAC) concerning "freight" network. "Truck Parking" is a vital piece in the "Supply Chain" of our economy. Interoperability between states in the region by enhancing productivity within existing transportation "policy" is good for the U.S. economy and SAFER roads. Thank you for your consideration of this TIGER grant request. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact either me, or Chris Herrick, P.E., Director, Division of Planning and Development at 785-296-2252 May 22, 2015 The Honorable Mike King Secretary Kansas Department of Transportation Dwight D. Eisenhower State Office Building 700 S.W. Harrison Street Topeka, KS 66603-3745 Re: Truck Parking Information and Management System TIGER APPLICATION Dear Secretary King: As the U.S. Department of Transportation considers applications for FY 2015 TIGER Discretionary Grants, the Mid- America Regional Council wishes to convey support for the multi-state TIGER grant application submitted by the Kansas Department of Transportation on behalf of itself and the state Departments of Transportation of Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. As you know, the Truck Parking Information and Management System would be used to provide real-time information to commercial truck drivers about the availability of public and private truck parking, through the use of dynamic roadside signs and other means, along key commercial corridors throughout the eight Midwestern states, including roadways in the Kansas City metropolitan area. This project is consistent with the goods movement and transportation management strategies in Transportation Outlook 2040, the region’s long-range transportation plan, and as such demonstrates the support of the entire Kansas City region for this important investment. The Mid-America Regional Council supports funding the multi-state Truck Parking Information and Management System TIGER application and we look forward to working with you to make this important project a reality. Sincerely, David A. Warm Executive Director June 1, 2015 The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Kentucky Washington, D.C. 20590 Member Counties Dear Secretary Foxx: Bullitt On behalf of the Louisville/Jefferson County KY-IN Metropolitan Planning Organization, I would like Henry to offer our support for the 2015 multi-state TIGER grant application being submitted by the Kansas Jefferson Department of Transportation on behalf of itself and the state Departments of Transportation of Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Oldham The grant for a Truck Parking Information and Management System would be used to provide real- Shelby time information to commercial truck drivers about the availability of public and private truck Spencer parking, through the use of dynamic roadside signs and other means, along key commercial corridors throughout the eight Midwestern states, including I-64, I-65, I-71, and I-75 in the Trimble Commonwealth of Kentucky. There may be an adequate amount of truck parking throughout the Midwest, but due to the lack of Indiana real-time information, drivers often spend 30 to 60 minutes of drive time looking for a place to rest. Member Drivers who have not found parking before running out of driving hours (hours of service) often Counties choose to park illegally or unsafely, on the shoulder of the highway or on a freeway ramp. This project would help improve highway safety, both for truck drivers and the public. It would Clark provide reliable information about locations to safely park and rest, reduce hazardous ramp and Floyd shoulder parking, and help ensure that drivers on the road are well rested. It would allow commercial drivers to be more productive during their hours of service, reducing costs for businesses and shippers. This project also offers environmental and energy benefits by increasing the efficiency of truck movements by reducing wasted drive time at the end of each trip. Thank you for your consideration of this TIGER grant request. Please direct questions to David Cornett, Assistant Director, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Maintenance at (502) 564- Equal 4556.