Regional Links: Global Connections

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LOGISTICS COUNCIL REGIONAL LINKS: GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

OCTOBER 2015 Conexus Indiana is the state’s advanced manufacturing and logistics initiative, dedicated to making Indiana a global leader in these high-growth, high-tech industries.

The mission of CILC is to work with a sense of urgency to strengthen the logistics sector in Indiana by identifying and acting on concrete opportunities for enhancement, which better positions the State to grow existing business, attract new business, and thereby create new jobs. CONEXUS INDIANA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LOGISTICS COUNCIL

CHAIR *Cathy Hale Stephen Lukinovich *Doug Prather CEO Partner President Madison Railroad Mountjoy Chilton Medley Ranger Enterprises, LLC Madison Jeffersonville Seymour Sandy Huff Chuck Moore Jim Baker Office Manager President Principal Huff Contractors, Inc. Eagle Steel Products, Inc. Baker Commercial Real Estate West Harrison Jeffersonville Jeffersonville (Workforce Dev., Chair) Bob Koetter, Jr. *Bob Blocker President *John Moore Sr. VP, Sales & Customer Service Koetter Construction Owner American Commercial Lines Floyds Knobs Packaging & Logistics Solutions, Inc. Jeffersonville New Albany Jorge Lanz Bill Boyd Principal Kim Moran Manager, Business Development Jacobi, Toombs & Lanz, Inc. Terminal Manager Inland Services Louisville Tanco Clark Maritime Celtic Logistics, The Celtic Group Jeffersonville Louisville, KY Charles Latham II General Manager James Nobbe Wendy Dant Chesser TPG Mount Vernon Marine, Fleet Manager, Rail Equipment Group President & CEO Jeffersonville Barge Service The David J. Joseph Co. One Southern Indiana Utica Cincinnati, OH New Albany John Linville Scott Redelman Matt Conrad VP, Supply Chain Mgr, Production Control Plant Manager Batesville Casket Company, Inc. Toyota Industrial Equipment Lucas Oil Batesville Manufacturing, Inc. Corydon Columbus Chuck Long Harold Force Manager Jeff Shireman President MG Rail - Consolidated Partner Force Construction Company, Inc. Grain & Barge Co. James L. Shireman, Inc. Columbus Jeffersonville Corydon (Multimodal, Chair) Alan Lowe *Noah Sodrel John Goldman President President & CEO President Lowe’s Pellets & Grain, Inc. Sodrel Truck Lines, Inc. Louisville & Indiana Railroad Co. Greensburg Jeffersonville Jeffersonville

I *Steve Spaulding Scott Stewart Shorty Whittington VP, Engine Business Purchasing Port Director President and Supply Chain Ports of Indiana - Jeffersonville Grammer Industries, Inc. Cummins, Inc. Jeffersonville Grammer Columbus (Public Policy, Chair) David Summitt Mark St. Clair Owner & President Patti Yount Mgr., Ohio Valley Region Summitt Trucking Jeffersonville Office Manager Consolidated Grain & Barge Co. Clarksville Lochmueller Group Jeffersonville (Public Awareness, Chair) Jeffersonville

Kerry Stemler Tom Tyra President & CEO Dir., Marketing & Air Service Development *Conexus Indiana Logistics Council KM Stemler Company, Inc. Louisville Regional Airport Authority Member New Albany Louisville, KY

II III LETTER FROM CONEXUS SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LOGISTICS COUNCIL CHAIR

Regional Links: Global Connections was created by leading members of the logistics users community through Southeast Indiana.

The logistics community, made up of the four modes of transportation including air, rail, truck, and water, and advanced manufacturing, infrastructure, service providers, and warehouse/distribution companies, gathered and agreed unanimously on the key opportunities of commonality. The Conexus Indiana Logistics Council, partnering with regional economic groups and chambers of commerce in Southeast Indiana (including One Southern Indiana) created the Southeast Regional Logistics Council (SERLC) and was the catalyst in creating the forum of logistics executives to discuss issues affecting our industries and building a common agenda across all logistics sectors, including both private and public. By achieving alignment of priorities in the areas of infrastructure, public policy and workforce development, Southeast Indiana will be able to maximize short- and long-term success for the logistics sector in this region.

The logistics industry claims ownership of Regional Links: Global Connections, ensuring that items necessary for the Southeast Region’s success are in place to enhance the environment for companies to grow their business, create a more attractive business climate to locate in Southeast Indiana, and create high paying jobs for citizens in our region.

If the strategies, goals and tactics developed in this plan are implemented by the private and public sectors, the Southeast Region will continue to grow its reputation for logistics and ensure its future success.

The countless hours and dedication of the volunteer executives from the Southeast Regional Logistics Council (SERLC) provide the Conexus Indiana Logistics Council (CILC), the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), the Ports of Indiana, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, and the regional and local economic groups and chambers of commerce with a strong foundation to make the goals outlined in this plan a reality. Conexus Indiana and the regional and local economic groups and chambers of commerce will carry out these initiatives and will drive the implementation of the tactics necessary to ensure the plan’s success.

We look forward to continuing the conversations on opportunities for the logistics sector in the Southeast Region that we might have missed, and will continue our work by updating the plan on a regular basis, This “living breathing document” will continue creating innovation, engagement and vision ensuring economic results and impact for our region.

Respectfully,

Doug Prather President, Ranger Enterprises, LLC Chair, Southeast Regional Logistics Council

IV TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...... 1 PROBLEM STATEMENT...... 1

MISSION STATEMENT ...... 1

OBJECTIVES...... 2

LOGISTICS STRATEGIES...... 3 INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS...... 3

PUBLIC POLICY GOALS...... 4

PUBLIC AWARENESS GOALS...... 4

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS...... 4

IMPLEMENTATION TACTICS...... 5 INFRASTRUCTURE...... 5 Regional Tactics...... 5 Local Tactics...... 9

PUBLIC POLICY...... 41

PUBLIC AWARENESS...... 41

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT...... 42

LOGISTICS MARKET ANALYSIS...... 43 TRANSPORTATION MODE SWOT ANALYSIS...... 43

PUBLIC POLICY SWOT ANALYSIS...... 47

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SWOT ANALYSIS...... 51

PUBLIC AWARENESS SWOT ANALYSIS...... 52

SOUTHEAST REGION INFRASTRUCTURE DATA...... 53

V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LOGISTICS COUNCIL

The Conexus Indiana Southeast Regional Logistics Council (SERLC) is a forum of 32 logistics executives and thought leaders from throughout Southeast Indiana representing the following logistics sectors: air, infrastructure, rail, trucking, warehousing/distribution, waterborne, advanced manufacturing and services firms. Logistics users are manufacturers, distributors/warehousing, and third-party providers.

SERLC is working to:

◆◆ Enhance the environment for companies in advanced manufacturing and logistics to grow their business, taking advantage of Indiana’s position at the heart of the global supply chain;

◆◆ Create a more attractive environment for manufacturing and logistics companies to relocate to or expand in the Southeast Region, thereby creating jobs and increasing State and local revenue; and

◆◆ Create high paying jobs for Hoosiers – the average wage of Indiana manufacturing and logistics jobs is more than 33 percent higher than the State’s median income.

PROBLEM STATEMENT The Southeast Region’s transportation network has opportunities for improvement due to transportation “bottlenecks,” lack of direct rail service, underutilized air facilities with little international freight movement, lack of efficient mode-to-mode connectivity (e.g. road to rail, road to water, road to air, rail to water), a decaying lock and dam infrastructure, and lack of dredging that prohibits barges/ships to maximize capacity. This disconnect has created higher costs, potential environmental impacts, inefficient freight movement, loss of productivity for Southeast Region business, and safety impacts.

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Southeast Regional Logistics Council is to create, enhance and maximize unique opportunities for the logistics industry (air, rail, truck, water, warehouse/distribution) in the Southeast Region.

1 OBJECTIVES

1. Executive Forum: Provide a forum for Southeast Region logistics executives to discuss issues affecting the industry;

2. Infrastructure: Develop a comprehensive plan to strengthen the Southeast Region’s public and private logistics infrastructure;

3. Public Awareness: Develop paid and earned media to promote the sector;

4. Public Policy: Identify State and Federal public policy areas that impact the logistics industry, and work with State and Federal thought leaders from government, academia and associations to enhance the sector;

5. Workforce Development: Develop and implement strategies to build the human capital needed to support the growing demand for logistics services through innovative workforce programs in the Southeast Region.

2 LOGISTICS STRATEGIES

◆◆ Increase the flow of goods originating, terminating, and adding value within the Southeast Region over the next five years, thereby creating an increase of net new jobs and growing the logistics sector.

◆◆ Provide a broad-based forum consisting of Southeast Region business executives throughout the logistics industry for collectively vetting critical relevant logistics public policy issues of commonality, therefore optimizing the business climate.

◆◆ Strengthen and grow the logistics qualified workforce in the Southeast Region by creating portable skills curricula leading to academic degrees/certifications that will increase the pipeline of qualified workers over the next five years.

◆◆ Increase the public’s awareness of the importance of the logistics industry on the Southeast Region’s economy.

INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS

1. Reduce bottlenecks in the Southeast Region to improve the reliability and efficiency of freight movement leading to less congestion, reduced infrastructure repairs, and lower emissions.

2. Ensure global access by connecting Southeast Region cities based on impact and potential to Interstate-like access.

3. Create better connectivity of Indiana’s water ports via roads and rail modes and improve the reliability and efficiency of water freight movement to and from the Southeast Region.

4. Develop a fast and efficient process for unplanned economic development infrastructure needs.

5. Develop and implement transportation networks that provide direct rail, truck access and air cargo expansion leading to the improvement and establishment of multimodal and intermodal service and air cargo facilities.

3 PUBLIC POLICY GOALS

1. Ensure Federal, State, and local Government do not legislate or regulate barriers to the safe, efficient, and innovative movements of goods and resources that are necessary to support the growth of the logistics sector.

2. Ensure Federal, State, and local Government provide the necessary funding for the public infrastructure needed to support the efficient and cost effective operation of the Southeast Region’s logistics sector.

3. Ensure SERLC is recognized by governmental entities as a resource of first resort and the voice for the logistics industry within the Southeast Region.

PUBLIC AWARENESS GOALS

1. Develop brand awareness of SERLC.

2. Create general public understanding of logistics by ensuring that the population has a basic understanding of logistics.

3. Increase the perception of the need to improve/expand the Southeast Region’s infrastructure.

4. Highlight the Southeast Region’s logistics companies by bringing awareness to their products and services.

5. Increase the public’s understanding of the positive impact of global trade on the Southeast Region’s economy and jobs.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

1. Increase the skill levels of the Southeast Region’s logistics workers through workforce education programs.

2. Increase the upward mobility and job prospects of current and future Southeast Region logistics workers.

4 IMPLEMENTATION TACTICS

REGIONAL TACTICS IN SUPPORT OF ACHIEVING SERLC INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS

◆ REGIONAL TACTICS IN SUPPORT OF ACHIEVING AVIATION GOALS

◆◆ Air Cargo Volume Study: Conduct a private sector study on air cargo volume for integrated and non-integrated freight and air passenger travel, with the long-term objective of maximizing the use of air capacity

◆ REGIONAL PRIORITY PROJECTS

PROJECT # COUNTY SOUTHEAST REGIONAL PROJECTS TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TIER 4 Bartholomew, Clark, 1008 I-65 Additional Lanes Jackson, Scott Bartholomew, Clark, 1009 Indianapolis to Louisville Rail Line Upgrade Jackson, Scott 1010 Clark Ohio River Bridges 1011 Clark Ports of Indiana Jeffersonville 2204 Floyd Sherman Minton Bridge Reconstruction 3101 Floyd, Harrison I-64 Additional Lanes Decatur, Franklin, 3904/6903 US 421 Additional Lanes Jefferson, Ripley 6506 Out of State Olmsted Lock Reconstruction 7202 Jefferson, Scott Madison Connector 2202 Floyd, Harrison SR 111 Improvements Floyd, Harrison, 2203 US 150 Road Improvements Washington 3605 Jackson, Jennings US 50 Road Improvements Decatur, Ripley, 7801 Kentuckiana Corridor Switzerland 8801 Clark, Washington SR 60 4-Lane Highway

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8 5 and State Facilities B A R T H O L O M E W 6 7 0 9 1 !¹º»¼ 0 B R O W N 0307 3 Mobility Improvements «¬129 «¬101 «¬48 1

(Added travel lanes, 5 D E A R B O3 R N 3 0 freeway upgrade) 030 0 5 2 «¬350 1 State Facility ¬1484 «0 New Terrain, State R I P L E69 Y 5 01 1 Facility 6902 MONROE 9 ¤£31 40 ¤£50 Local Facility 0 01 0 New Terrain, Local 1 «¬750 Facility J A C K S3606 O N J E N N I N G S 0 3605 4 New Rail Capacity «¬446 «¬258 361 0 9

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! 3 0 O H I O 3602 1 Operational ¤£421 Improvements «¬250 (Intersection «¬62 S W I T Z E R L A N D improvements, new 7 LAWRENCE 235 «¬7 8 interchange, interchange «¬ «¬56 0 modification, and spot 2 improvements) 7 3 2 J E F F E R S O N 9 0 «¬39 1 0 ! State Facility 7202 5 «¬256 ! Local Facility 4 0 2 Rail Crossing 7 ¹º»¼ 6 Improvement ¹º»¼ 0 7205 203 9 88 ¬356 «¬ 3 Multi-Modal 01 S C 1 O «T T 8 0 Enhancements 80 0 2 8 «¬362

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!Î Port Improvements 1 ORANGE State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded «¬60 C L A R K 2 8 with state and federal funds. 20 8 3 0 Local Facilities are non-state «¬335 1 2 0 jursidiction facilities that can ¤£150 0 1 use state or local funds. 1006! F L O Y D 1010 Other Facilities «¬135 o! ¦¨§265 1007 Non-Interstate «¬337 101 Interstate 3 ! CRAWFORD 2204 Existing Rail 2 !¦¨§64 0 3104 ! 2 Navigable Streams «¬462 2 Corp. Limits

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Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional transportation False Easting: 500,000.0000 False Northing: 0.0000 infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are displayed as placeholders Central Meridian: -87.0000 for graphic representation. Use of this map should be limited to preliminary planning purposes Scale Factor: 0.9996 Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 only. Additional planning, environmental study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify Units: Meter optimum alternatives, actual corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision INDOT Engineering & Asset Management making. Also note, the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the Data; Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input time and is subject to change. ◆ REGIONAL TACTICS IN SUPPORT OF ACHIEVING INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY GOALS

◆◆ Project 1008: I-65 Additional Lanes – Widen existing 4-lane rural segments of the Interstate to a minimum of 6 lanes. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion on I-65 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $2.086 billion

◆◆ Project 1010: Ohio River Bridges – Develop a partnership between Indiana and Kentucky to build two new bridges between Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky, and reconfigure Louisville’s Kennedy interchange design and build two bridges from Jeffersonville, Indiana, to Louisville, Kentucky. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion on I-65 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $1.9 billion

◆◆ Project 2202: SR 111 Improvements – Improve and widen SR 111 from New Boston to Main Street in New Albany. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger congestion and safety on SR 111 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $60.8 million

◆◆ Project 2203: US 150 Road Improvements – Convert US 150 from 2 lanes to 3 lanes from Buck Creek Road at Galena to French Lick. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion on US 150 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $339 million

◆◆ Project 2204: Sherman Minton Bridge Reconstruction – Re-engineer, reconfigure and redesign the Sherman Minton Bridge along I-64. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger congestion on I-64 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: Not Available

◆◆ Project 3101: I-64 Additional Lanes – Convert from 4 lanes to 6 lanes from State Line to Corydon. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion on I-64 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $160.5 million

◆◆ Project 3605: US 50 Improvements – Convert US 50 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from US 31 to the North Vernon Bypass. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along US 50 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $115.2 million

7 ◆◆ Project 3904/6903: US 421 Additional Lanes – Convert US 421 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from I-71 at Exit 34 in Kentucky to I-74 at Exit 132 in Indiana. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along US 421 creating better truck flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $235.9 million/$233.1 million

◆◆ Project 7202: Madison Connector – Reconstruct and widen SR 256 as a 4-lane expressway between I-65 in Austin and SR 56/62 near Madison. Reason: Ensure global access by connecting cities based on impact and potential to Interstate-like access. Estimated Cost: $226.5 million

◆◆ Project 7801: Kentuckiana Corridor – Convert SR 129 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from SR 56 to I-74. Reason: Create economic development with direct connection to industries creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $198.7 million

◆◆ Project 8801: SR 60 4-Lane Highway – Upgrade the existing 2-lane highway to a 4-lane highway from I-65 to SR 37. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion on SR 60 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $210 million

◆ REGIONAL TACTICS IN SUPPORT OF ACHIEVING RAIL GOALS ◆◆ Project 1009: Indianapolis to Louisville Rail Lane Upgrade – Support the Louisville & Indiana Railroad rail line upgrades from Indianapolis to Louisville allowing 286,000 pound rail cars. Reason: Create economic development by allowing for heavier rail cargo shipments. Estimated Cost: $90 million

◆◆ Project 1011: Ports of Indiana/River Ridge Commerce Center Rail Connection – Connect the Ports of Indiana to River Ridge Commerce Center by constructing rail along the Transportation Corridor. Reason: Create economic development by allowing better multimodal connectivity to the Ports of Indiana. Estimated Cost: $40 million

◆ REGIONAL TACTICS IN SUPPORT OF ACHIEVING WATERBORNE GOALS ◆◆ Project 6506: Olmsted Lock Reconstruction – Replace Locks and Dams 52 and 53, known as the Olmsted Locks and Dam, which are under construction between Illinois and Kentucky upstream from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Olmsted will replace Locks and Dams 52 and 53 and greatly reduce tow and barge delays through the busiest stretch of river in America’s inland waterways. Reason: Create better connectivity of Indiana’s water ports. Estimated Cost: $1.38 billion

8 ◆ LOCAL PRIORITY PROJECTS

PROJECT # COUNTY SOUTHEAST LOCAL PROJECTS TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TIER 4 SR 46/SR 11 Interchange Improvements and Rail Grade 0301 Bartholomew Separation (Overpass)

1007 Clark I-265/SR 62 Interchange

3609 Jackson US 50 Rail Grade Separation (with an overpass)

0307 Bartholomew Flat Rock River Rail Bridge Replacement

1001 Clark River Ridge Airport Connector

1002 Clark SR 62 Road Improvements

1503 Dearborn West Lawrenceburg Truck Corridor

3107 Harrison Louisville Connector Bridge

3601 Jackson South Seymour Truck Corridor

3603 Jackson US 50/I-65 Interchange Improvement

3604 Jackson US 50/US 31 Intersection Improvement

3610 Jackson Seymour Rail Intersection Improvements

3901 Jefferson US 421 Extension

3903 Jefferson SR 62/SR 256/SR 56 Intersection Improvement

4001 Jennings North Vernon Bypass

6901 Ripley US 50 Road Improvements

7205 Scott Industrial Rail Spur

0303 Bartholomew SR 58 Improvements

0304 Bartholomew North Side Columbus Truck Corridor

0305 Bartholomew North Marr Road Relocation

0306 Bartholomew Columbus Municipal Airport Runway Extension

1004 Clark Clark Regional Airport Control Tower

1501 Dearborn SR 1 Improvements

2401 Franklin SR 229 Improvements

2402 Franklin West Brookville Truck Corridor

3103 Harrison Landmark Avenue Northeast/SR 135 Intersection Improvements

9 PROJECT # COUNTY SOUTHEAST LOCAL PROJECTS TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TIER 4 3602 Jackson East CR 340 North Rail Grade Separation

3606 Jackson SR 258 Improvements

3608 Jackson South Walnut Street Rail Grade Separation

3905 Jefferson Michigan/Milton Road Improvements

3906 Jefferson SR 62 Improvements

5801 Ohio SR 56 Improvements

6902 Ripley US 421 Improvements

7201 Scott US 31 Improvements

7204 Scott West Scottsburg Truck Corridor

7802 Switzerland SR 101 Extension

0302 Bartholomew Lowell Road Interchange

1006 Clark Old SR 403/US 31 Rail Grade Separation

1502 Dearborn Pribble Road Improvements

1504 Dearborn Wilson Creek Road Improvements

East Barachel Lane/North Montgomery Road Intersection 1601 Decatur Improvements

East Freeland Road/North Montgomery Road Intersection 1602 Decatur Improvements

1603 Decatur West CR 300 North Improvements

1604 Decatur North CR 80 Northeast Interchange

3102 Harrison Valley Road Truck Corridor

3104 Harrison SR 337 Interchange

3106 Harrison Harrison Way Northwest Railroad Improvements

7203 Scott South Lake Road South/CR 100 West Improvements

8802 Washington Salem Bypass Extension

Estimated Cost: $ .2 million Estimated Cost: $16.5 million Project 1009 reflected on the map page 6. Estimated Cost: Included in regional project cost for – Re-engineer, Project 0305: North Marr Road Relocation – Re-engineer, reconfigure and redesign North Marr Road from Arnold Street to East CR 500 North. Reason: Create economic development by allowing for expansion of airport East of North Marr Road. Project 0306: Columbus Municipal Airport Runway Extension – Convert the length of runway from 6,400 to 7,500 feet. Reason: Create economic development by allowing larger planes to access airport. Project 0307: Flat Rock River Rail Bridge Replacement – Design and build a new replacement rail bridge over the Flat Rock River allowing 286,000 pound rail cars. Reason: Create economic development by allowing for heavier rail cargo shipments. *Project 1008: I-65 Additional Lanes – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. *Project 1009: Indianapolis to Louisville Rail Line Upgrade – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ) – Re-engineer, ) – Re-engineer, Estimated Cost: $20 million Estimated Cost: $27 million Estimated Cost: $30 million Estimated Cost: $27.4 million Project 0301: SR 46/SR 11 Interchange Improvements Project 0301: SR 46/SR 11 Interchange Improvements and Rail Grade Separation (Overpass reconfigure and redesign SR 46/SR 11 interchange build and design a rail grade separation (overpass) at the Louisville Indiana Railroad. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car traffic creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 0302: Lowell Road Interchange – Design and build an interchange at I-65 Lowell Road. Reason: Create economic development with direct connection to industries creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 0303: SR 58 Improvements – Extend from CR 450 South/East I-65 to SR 7. This converts West 400 South to SR 58 from I-65 7. Reason: Create economic development with direct connection to industries creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Corridor – Project 0304: North Side Columbus Truck of the airport from Design and build a new road West CR 500 to East CR 500 North/West Central Avenue North. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion through Columbus creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. ◆ These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY PROJECTS *

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! Local Facility 0303 «¬135 Elizabethtown Rail Crossing 1 ¹º»¼ 0 Improvement 0 1 9 0 Multi-Modal 0 31 8 ¤£ «¬11 Enhancements «¬7 o Airport Improvements «¬58 !Î Port Improvements

«¬135 State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded Jonesville with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds. «¬750 «¬3 Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Other Facilities Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional transportation Non-Interstate False Easting: 500,000.0000 infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are displayed as placeholders False Northing: 0.0000 Interstate Central Meridian: -87.0000 for graphic representation. Use of this map should be limited to preliminary planning purposes Ü Scale Factor: 0.9996 only. Additional planning, environmental study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify Existing Rail Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 Units: Meter optimum alternatives, actual corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision Navigable Streams 0 1.5 3 Data: Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input making. Also note, the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the Corp. Limits Miles INDOT Engineering & Asset Management time and is subject to change. Estimated Cost: $6 million Project 1007: I-265/SR 62 Interchange – Complete design and build of interchange at I-265 SR 62. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car traffic creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. *Project 1008: I-65 Additional Lanes – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. *Project 1009: Indianapolis to Louisville Rail Line Upgrade – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. *Project 8801: SR 60 4-Lane Highway – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

– Estimated Cost: $67 million Estimated Cost: $4.5 million Estimated Cost: Not Available Estimated Cost: Not Available Project 1001: River Ridge Airport Connector – Design of the airport connecting the and build a new road West Reason: Create economic River Ridge Commerce Center. development with direct connection from airport to industries in River Ridge Commerce Center creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 1002: SR 62 Road Improvements – Convert SR 62 from 4 lanes to 6 SR 3 at Charlestown I-265. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along SR 62 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. – Build Project 1004: Clark Regional Airport Control Tower and design a new control tower at the Clark Regional Airport. Reason: Safety of airplanes moving cargo ensuring efficient air traffic flow. Project 1006: Old SR 403/US 31 Rail Grade Separation Build and design a rail grade separation at the Louisville Indiana Railroad at Old US 403/US 31. Reason: Safety of trucks moving cargo ensuring efficient traffic flow in Sellersburg. These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ CLARK COUNTY PROJECTS *

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0 Mobility Improvements 8 (Added travel lanes, freeway upgrade) «¬62 State Facility New New Terrain, State Providence Facility Local Facility «¬60 8801 New Terrain, Local Facility «¬335 New Rail Capacity (new rail line or added Charlestown capacity) Roadway Enhancements 1006 !

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State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded «¬64 with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state ! jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds. «¬62 «¬111 1010

«¬11 Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Other Facilities Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional transportation Non-Interstate False Easting: 500,000.0000 infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are displayed as placeholders False Northing: 0.0000 Interstate Central Meridian: -87.0000 for graphic representation. Use of this map should be limited to preliminary planning purposes Ü Scale Factor: 0.9996 only. Additional planning, environmental study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify Existing Rail Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 Units: Meter optimum alternatives, actual corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision Navigable Streams 0 1.75 3.5 Data: Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input making. Also note, the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the Corp. Limits Miles INDOT Engineering & Asset Management time and is subject to change. DEARBORN COUNTY PROJECTS

◆◆ Project 1501: SR 1 Improvements – Improve and widen SR 1 from US 50/I-275 to I-74 at Exit 164. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger congestion and safety on SR 1 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo from Lawrenceburg to I-74. Estimated Cost: $25.2 million

◆◆ Project 1502: Pribble Road Improvements – Improve and widen Pribble Road from SR 1 to SR 48. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along SR 1 and SR 50 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $16.5 million

◆◆ Project 1503: West Lawrenceburg Truck Corridor – Design and build a West Lawrenceburg truck corridor from SR 56/US 50 at Aurora to US 50/SR 1 East of Lawrenceburg. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion through Lawrenceburg creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $73.7 million

◆◆ Project 1504: Wilson Creek Road Improvements – Improve and widen Wilson Creek Road from US 50 to SR 48. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along US 50 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $20.2 million

◆◆ *Project 5801: SR 56 Improvements – This is a local project reflected in the Ohio County map on page 32.

* These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. 15 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region: Dearborn County

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«¬46 «¬1 West Harrison Date: 9/1/2015 Identified Enhancement Categories for Local and State Facilities

Mobility Improvements «¬101 (Added travel lanes, freeway upgrade) 15 01 State Facility New Terrain, State Facility «¬48 Local Facility New Terrain, Local Facility

New Rail Capacity «¬1 (new rail line or added capacity) 1502 Operational Improvements Greendale (Intersection improvement, new interchange, interchange modification, «¬48 ¦¨§275 and spot improvements) «¬350

! State Facility 3

Moores 5

1 ! Local Facility «¬101 Hill

Rail Crossing 0 ¹º»¼ 5 Improvement 1 «¬148 Lawrenceburg Multi-Modal Enhancements ¤£50 Airport o Improvements «¬350 Aurora !Î Port Improvements

State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded 5 8 with state and federal funds. 0 1 Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds. ¤£50 Other Facilities Dillsboro Existing Rail Non-Interstate Interstate Navigable Streams Corp. Limits «¬56 «¬62 Ü «¬262 «¬262 0 1.25 2.5 ¬56 Miles « «¬156 Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 transportation infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are False Easting: 500,000.0000 False Northing: 0.0000 displayed as placeholders for graphic representation. Use of this map should be Central Meridian: -87.0000 Scale Factor: 0.9996 limited to preliminary planning purposes only. Additional planning, environmental Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify optimum alternatives, actual Units: Meter corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision making. Also note, INDOT Engineering & Asset Management the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the time and is Data; Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input subject to change. *Project 6903: US 421 Additional Lanes – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. ◆ ◆ Estimated Cost: $2 million Estimated Cost: $3 million Estimated Cost: $8 million Estimated Cost: $3.8 million Project 1601: East Barachel Lane/North Montgomery reconfigure Road Intersection Improvements – Re-engineer, and redesign East Barachel Lane/North Montgomery Road intersection. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car traffic creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 1602: East Freeland Road/North Montgomery reconfigure Road Intersection Improvements – Re-engineer, and redesign East Freeland Road/North Montgomery Road intersection. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car traffic creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. CR 300 North Improvements – Improve Project 1603: West CR 300 North from Old US 421 to 2nd and widen West Street in Adams. Reason: Create economic development by providing frontage roads from Greensburg industries. Project 1604: North CR 80 Northeast Interchange – Design and build an interchange at I-74 North CR 80 Northeast. Reason: Create economic development with direct connection to industries creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ DECATUR COUNTY DECATUR PROJECTS *

17 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region ; Decatur County

«¬121

¤£52

St. Paul

Date: 9/1/2015

1603 Identified Enhancement Categories for Local and State Facilities Central Greensburg 1602 ! Mobility Improvements «¬9 1601 !1604 ! ¦¨§74 (Added travel lanes, freeway upgrade) «¬46 State Facility New Terrain, State Facility New «¬46 Local Facility Point «¬229 New Terrain, Local «¬3 Facility New Rail Capacity (new rail line or added 6 90 capacity) 3 Roadway Enhancements ¤£421 ! State Facility «¬46 ! Local Facility ¹º»¼ Rail Crossing Improvement Multi-Modal Millhousen Enhancements «¬129

o Airport Improvements «¬48

!Î Port Improvements Westport

State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded «¬350 with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can «¬7 use state or local funds.

◆◆ *Project 2202: SR 111 Improvements – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6. ◆◆ *Project 2203: US 150 Road Improvements – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6. ◆◆ *Project 2204: Sherman Minton Bridge Reconstruction – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6. ◆◆ *Project 3101: I-64 Additional Lanes – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6.

* These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. 19 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region: Floyd County

«¬60

¤£31 «¬335 !«¬403

«¬60 Date: 9/1/2015 Identified Enhancement Categories for Local «¬111 and State Facilities ¤£150 Greenville 22 Mobility Improvements 03 (Added travel lanes, «¬311 freeway upgrade) ¦¨§65 State Facility New Terrain, State Facility «¬62 Local Facility ¤£150 New Terrain, Local ¦¨§265 Facility New Rail Capacity (new rail line or added capacity) Operational Improvements (Intersection improvement, new interchange, New interchange modification, Albany ¤£31 and spot improvements) ! State Facility Georgetown «¬64 ! Local Facility ¦¨§64 3101 2204 ¹º»¼ Rail Crossing ! Improvement ¦¨§64 Multi-Modal Enhancements Airport o Improvements «¬62

!Î Port Improvements «¬111 State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds. 2 0 «¬62 2 Other Facilities 2 Existing Rail Non-Interstate Interstate «¬11 Navigable Streams Corp. Limits

Ü «¬111 0 1 2 Miles Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 transportation infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are False Easting: 500,000.0000 False Northing: 0.0000 displayed as placeholders for graphic representation. Use of this map should be Central Meridian: -87.0000 Scale Factor: 0.9996 limited to preliminary planning purposes only. Additional planning, environmental Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify optimum alternatives, actual Units: Meter corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision making. Also note, INDOT Engineering & Asset Management the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the time and is Data; Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input subject to change. Estimated Cost: $9 million Estimated Cost: $52.1 million Project 2401: SR 229 Improvements – Improve and widen SR 229 from I-74 exit 149 to US 52 at Metamora. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger congestion and safety on SR 229 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Corridor – Design and Brookville Truck Project 2402: West of Cliff Street along the Indiana & build a new road West Ohio Railroad line from US 52 North to US 52 South near Pearl Street. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger congestion on US 52 through Brookville creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ FRANKLIN COUNTY PROJECTS

21 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region ; Franklin County

Laurel

«¬244 «¬121

Date: 9/1/2015 «¬1 «¬101 Identified Enhancement Categories for Local and State Facilities Central ¤£52 Mobility Improvements (Added travel lanes, Brookville freeway upgrade) 1 «¬2 State Facility 4 0

2 New Terrain, State «¬252 Facility Mount Local Facility Carmel New Terrain, Local Facility New Rail Capacity (new rail line or added capacity)

Roadway 4 Enhancements 2

! State Facility ¤£52 Cedar Grove ! Local Facility ¹º»¼ Rail Crossing «¬229 Improvement Oldenburg Multi-Modal Enhancements

o Airport Improvements

!Î Port Improvements «¬1

State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded 74 with state and federal funds. ¦¨§

Local Facilities are non-state «¬46 jursidiction facilities that can «¬129 use state or local funds. «¬101

◆◆ *Project 2202: SR 111 Improvements – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6. ◆◆ *Project 2203: US 150 Road Improvements – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6. ◆◆ *Project 3101: I-64 Additional Lanes – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6. ◆◆ Project 3102: Valley Road Truck Corridor – Design and build a new road East of the Tyson Foods facility connecting to SR 62. Reason: Create economic development by allowing for expansion of industries. Estimated Cost: $3 million

◆◆ Project 3103: Landmark Avenue Northeast/SR 135 Intersection Improvements – Re-engineer, reconfigure and redesign Landmark Avenue Northeast/SR 135 intersection. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car traffic and safety creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $.5 million

◆◆ Project 3104: SR 337 Interchange – Design and build an interchange at I-64 at SR 337. Reason: Create economic development with direct connection to industries creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: Not Available

◆◆ Project 3106: Harrison Way Northwest Railroad Improvements – Improve the Lucas Oil Railroad crossings on Harrison Way Northwest. Reason: Safety of trucks moving cargo. Estimated Cost: .037 million

◆◆ Project 3107: Louisville Connector Bridge – Design and build a bridge from SR 111 to I-264 in Kentucky. Reason: Create economic development with direct connection to industries creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: Not Available

* These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. 23 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region: Harrison County

«¬60

¤£150

Palmyra «¬335 «¬66 2 203

¤£150 Date: 9/1/2015 Identified «¬64 «¬135 Enhancement Categories for Local and State Facilities Mobility Improvements (Added travel lanes, «¬66 «¬64 freeway upgrade) State Facility Crandall «¬335 New Terrain, State «¬337 Facility 01 Local Facility 31 New Terrain, Local 6 Facility 3104 0 1

3 New Rail Capacity ! ¦¨§64 Lanesville (new rail line or ! added capacity) «¬62 3103 Operational Improvements «¬62 (Intersection improvement, Corydo0n2 new interchange, «¬462 1 66 3 interchange modification, «¬ and spot improvements) «¬111 ! State Facility

! Local Facility 2202 New Rail Crossing Middletown «¬11 ¹º»¼ Improvement

Multi-Modal «¬337 Enhancements o Airport «¬211 Improvements 3107 «¬135 Elizabeth !Î Port Improvements New State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded Amsterdam with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds. Other Facilities Existing Rail Non-Interstate «¬11 Interstate Laconia «¬111 Navigable Streams Mauckport Corp. Limits Ü 0 1.75 3.5 Miles Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 transportation infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are False Easting: 500,000.0000 False Northing: 0.0000 displayed as placeholders for graphic representation. Use of this map should be Central Meridian: -87.0000 Scale Factor: 0.9996 limited to preliminary planning purposes only. Additional planning, environmental Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify optimum alternatives, actual Units: Meter corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision making. Also note, INDOT Engineering & Asset Management the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the time and is Data; Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input subject to change. Estimated Cost: $10 million Estimated Cost: $65 million Estimated Cost: $70 million Estimated Cost: $53.8 million – This is a regional project – Project 3605: US 50 Road Improvements reflected on the map page 6. Project 3606: SR 258 Improvements – Improve and widen 258 from Bell Ford Drive in Seymour to SR 58. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger congestion safety on SR 258 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Street Rail Grade Separation – Build and Project 3608: South Walnut design a rail grade separation at CSX tracks. Reason: Safety on South Street creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Walnut Project 3609: US 50 Rail Grade Separation (with an overpass) – Build and design a rail grade separation at the Louisville & Indiana Railroad Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of Street in Seymour. lines at US 50/Tipton combined truck and passenger congestion safety on US 50/Tipton Street creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 3610: Seymour Rail Intersection Improvements – Reduce the number of rail intersections in Seymour from 6 to 2. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger congestion and safety in Seymour creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. *Project 7201: US 31 Improvements – This is a local project reflected in the Scott County map on page 36. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Estimated Cost: $2 million Estimated Cost: $2 million Estimated Cost: $31.7 million Estimated Cost: Not Available *Project 1008: I-65 Additional Lanes – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. *Project 1009: Indianapolis to Louisville Rail Line Upgrade – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. Corridor – Design and build Project 3601: South Seymour Truck side a new road from Burkhart Boulevard to US 50 on the West Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and of Seymour. passenger congestion on US 50 through Seymour creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 3602: East CR 340 North Rail Grade Separation – Build and design a rail grade separation at the Louisville Indiana Railroad. Reason: Safety on East CR 340 North creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 3603: US 50/I-65 Interchange Improvement – Re-engineer, reconfigure and redesign US 50 interchange at I-65. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car traffic creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 3604: US 50/US 31 Intersection Improvement – Re-engineer, reconfigure and redesign US 50 intersection at 31. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car traffic creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ JACKSON COUNTY PROJECTS *

25 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region ; Jackson County «¬7

«¬135

«¬11 Date: 9/1/2015 1 0 0 8 Identified Enhancement

9 Categories for Local and 06 0 36 0 State Facilities «¬258 1 Central 3605 609 Mobility Improvements 3 ! 3608 ¹º»¼ 3603 ! 3604 «¬446 «¬58

(Added travel lanes, 0

Seymour 1 1

freeway upgrade) 6

3 6

State Facility 3 3602 ! New Terrain, State Facility «¬135 Local Facility New Terrain, Local «¬11 ¦¨§65 Facility New Rail Capacity ¤£31 (new rail line or added capacity) ¤£50 Brownstown Roadway Enhancements ! State Facility «¬250

! Local Facility ¹º»¼ Rail Crossing Improvement M«¬2e3d5ora 1 8 Multi-Modal 0 0 0 0 Enhancements 9 1

o Airport Improvements «¬135 Crothersville 7 «¬39 2 !Î Port Improvements 0 1

State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded with state and federal funds. 256 Local Facilities are non-state «¬ jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds.

Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Other Facilities Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional transportation Non-Interstate False Easting: 500,000.0000 infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are displayed as placeholders False Northing: 0.0000 Interstate Central Meridian: -87.0000 for graphic representation. Use of this map should be limited to preliminary planning purposes Ü Scale Factor: 0.9996 only. Additional planning, environmental study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify Existing Rail Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 Units: Meter optimum alternatives, actual corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision Navigable Streams 0 1.75 3.5 Data: Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input making. Also note, the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the Corp. Limits Miles INDOT Engineering & Asset Management time and is subject to change. Estimated Cost: $56 million Project 3906: SR 62 Improvements – Improve and widen 62 from Marble Hill Road to SR 256. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along SR 62 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. *Project 7202: Madison Connector – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆

Estimated Cost: $18 million Estimated Cost: $12 million Project 7202 reflected on the map page 6. Estimated Cost: Included in regional project cost for Project 3901: US 421 Extension – Design and build a new road from East 2nd Street in Madison to SR 56. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along US 421 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 3903: SR 62/SR 256/SR 56 Intersection reconfigure and redesign Improvement – Re-engineer, SR 62/SR 256/SR 56 intersection. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car traffic creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. *Project 3904: US 421 Additional Lanes – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. Project 3905: Michigan/Milton Road Improvements – Improve and widen Michigan/Milton Road from US 421 to SR 62. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along Michigan/Milton Road creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ JEFFERSON COUNTY PROJECTS *

27 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region ; Jefferson County

Dupont

«¬250

Date: 9/1/2015 4 0

3 «¬62 Identified Enhancement «¬250 Categories for Local and «¬250 «¬7 «¬250 «¬129 State Facilities ¤£421 Central Mobility Improvements (Added travel lanes, freeway upgrade) State Facility New Terrain, State Madison Facility

Local Facility 5

New Terrain, Local 0 9

Facility 3 New Rail Capacity 3 7202 9 (new rail line or added 0 Brooksburg «¬3 1 capacity) «¬256 Roadway «¬56 Enhancements Hanover «¬56 ! State Facility «¬203

! Local Facility

6 0

Rail Crossing 9 ¹º»¼ 3 Improvement «¬56 Multi-Modal «¬356 Enhancements

o Airport Improvements 203 «¬356 «¬ !Î Port Improvements «¬62

State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded with state and federal funds. «¬362 Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can ¤£31 use state or local funds.

◆◆ *Project 3605: US 50 Improvements – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6. ◆◆ Project 4001: North Vernon Bypass – Design and build a new road from US 50 to SR 3. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion through North Vernon creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $28.5 million

* These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. 29 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region: Jennings County

«¬46

«¬3

Date: 9/1/2015 Identified «¬7 Enhancement Categories for Local and State Facilities Mobility Improvements (Added travel lanes, freeway upgrade) State Facility New Terrain, State Facility Local Facility New Terrain, Local Facility «¬7 New Rail Capacity (new rail line or added capacity) ¤£50 400 Operational Improvements 1 (Intersection improvement, new interchange, interchange modification, and spot improvements) «¬3 ! State Facility

! Local Facility Vernon Rail Crossing ¹º»¼ 3605 Improvement ¤£50 Multi-Modal Enhancements Airport o Improvements

!Î Port Improvements

State Facilities are US, State «¬7 Route, or US Highway funded with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds. Other Facilities Existing Rail Non-Interstate Interstate ¤£31

Navigable Streams «¬3 ¦¨§65 Corp. Limits

«¬250 «¬250 Ü «¬7 0 1.5 3 Miles Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 transportation infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are False Easting: 500,000.0000 False Northing: 0.0000 displayed as placeholders for graphic representation. Use of this map should be Central Meridian: -87.0000 Scale Factor: 0.9996 limited to preliminary planning purposes only. Additional planning, environmental Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify optimum alternatives, actual Units: Meter corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision making. Also note, INDOT Engineering & Asset Management the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the time and is Data; Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input subject to change. Estimated Cost: $24.5 million – Re-engineer, Project 5801: SR 56 Improvements – Re-engineer, reconfigure and redesign SR 56 from Rising Sun to Aurora. Reason: Safety on SR 56 creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. ◆ ◆ OHIO COUNTY PROJECTS

31 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region ; Ohio County

«¬101

Date: 9/1/2015 ¤£50

Identified Enhancement Categories for Local and 58 State Facilities 01 Central Mobility Improvements (Added travel lanes, freeway upgrade) State Facility New Terrain, State «¬62 Facility Local Facility New Terrain, Local Facility New Rail Capacity (new rail line or added Rising capacity) Sun Roadway «¬262 Enhancements «¬56 ! State Facility

! Local Facility ¹º»¼ Rail Crossing Improvement Multi-Modal Enhancements

o Airport Improvements

!Î Port Improvements

State Facilities are US, State «¬156 Route, or US Highway funded with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds.

◆◆ *Project 2401: SR 229 Improvements – This is a local project reflected in the Franklin County map on page 22. ◆◆ *Project 3904/6903: US 421 Additional Lanes – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6. ◆◆ Project 6901: US 50 Road Improvements – Convert US 50 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from US 421 to South CR 675 East. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along SR 50 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $89.6 million

◆◆ Project 6902: US 421 Improvements – Convert US 421 by adding acceleration/deceleration lanes to the existing 2 lanes from West CR 200 South to South Industrial Park Boulevard. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along US 421 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Estimated Cost: $2 million

◆◆ *Project 7801: Kentuckiana Corridor – This is a regional project reflected on the map on page 6.

* These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. 33 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region: Ripley County

1 0 ¦¨§74 4 «¬46 2

Batesville

«¬46 ¤£421

Date: 9/1/2015 Identified ¬229 Sunman Enhancement « Categories for Local «¬129 and State Facilities «¬101 Mobility Improvements (Added travel lanes, «¬48 freeway upgrade) Napoleon 6 9 State Facility 0 3 7

New Terrain, State 0 Facility 1 Local Facility New Terrain, Local Facility New Rail Capacity (new rail line or «¬350 added capacity) ¤£421 Operational Improvements (Intersection improvement, new interchange, Osgood Milan «¬350 interchange modification, and spot improvements) «¬129 «¬101 ! State Facility

! Local Facility Rail Crossing ¹º»¼ Improvement Multi-Modal Enhancements Holton ¤£50 Versailles 6901 Airport o Improvements ¤£50 !Î Port Improvements 6902

State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use «¬262 state or local funds. «¬129 Other Facilities 4 0 7 Existing Rail 9 8 3 0

1 Non-Interstate «¬62 Interstate ¤£421 Navigable Streams Corp. Limits

«¬62 7 8 0

Ü 1

0 1.5 3 «¬129 Miles Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 transportation infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are False Easting: 500,000.0000 False Northing: 0.0000 displayed as placeholders for graphic representation. Use of this map should be Central Meridian: -87.0000 Scale Factor: 0.9996 limited to preliminary planning purposes only. Additional planning, environmental Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify optimum alternatives, actual Units: Meter corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision making. Also note, INDOT Engineering & Asset Management the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the time and is Data; Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input subject to change. Estimated Cost: $2 million Estimated Cost: $18 million Project 7204: West Scottsburg Truck Corridor – Improve and Scottsburg Truck Project 7204: West Moonglo Road from US 31 to North Boatman widen West Road and North Boatman to SR 56. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger congestion through Scottsburg creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. Project 7205: Industrial Rail Spur – Design and build a rail spur from the Louisville Indiana Railroad tracks north of SR 356 and east of US 31. Reason: Create economic development giving further rail access to Northwind Crossing industries. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Estimated Cost: $25 million Estimated Cost: $3.2 million – Improve and widen South Lake Road from * Project 1008: I-65 Additional Lanes – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. *Project 1009: Indianapolis to Louisville Rail Line Upgrade – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. Project 7201: US 31 Improvements – Convert US 31 from Booe Road/CR 450 North to 2 lanes to 4 from West I-65. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger car congestion along US 31 creating better traffic flow for the movement of cargo. *Project 7202: Madison Connector – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. Project 7203: South Lake Road South/CR 100 West Improvements Mid-America Science Park to West McClain Avenue/SR 56. McClain Avenue/SR Mid-America Science Park to West Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger creating congestion on South Lake Road South/CR 100 West better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ SCOTT COUNTY PROJECTS *

35 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region ; Scott County «¬250 «¬250 «¬250 «¬7

Date: 9/1/2015

7 ¦¨§65 2 Identified Enhancement 0 1 Categories for Local and «¬39 ¤£31

State Facilities 1 «¬3 0 1 0 0 8 0 Central 9 Mobility Improvements 02 «¬256 72 «¬256 (Added travel lanes, Austin freeway upgrade) State Facility New Terrain, State Facility «¬203 56

Local Facility «¬

4 0

New Terrain, Local 2 Facility 7 0301 New Rail Capacity Scottsburg

(new rail line or added 7 2

capacity) «¬56 0 3 7205 ¹º»¼ Roadway «¬356 Enhancements ! State Facility «¬203 ! Local Facility «¬356

Rail Crossing 1 ¹º»¼ 0 Improvement 0

8 9 0

Multi-Modal 0 Enhancements 1 «¬62 «¬3 o Airport Improvements ¤£31 «¬362 !Î Port Improvements

State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded with state and federal funds. «¬160 Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds.

Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Other Facilities Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional transportation Non-Interstate False Easting: 500,000.0000 infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are displayed as placeholders False Northing: 0.0000 Interstate Central Meridian: -87.0000 for graphic representation. Use of this map should be limited to preliminary planning purposes Ü Scale Factor: 0.9996 only. Additional planning, environmental study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify Existing Rail Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 Units: Meter optimum alternatives, actual corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision Navigable Streams 0 1.25 2.5 Data: Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input making. Also note, the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the Corp. Limits Miles INDOT Engineering & Asset Management time and is subject to change. Estimated Cost: $54 million *Project 7801: Kentuckiana Corridor – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. Project 7802: SR 101 Extension – Design and build a new road from SR 101 to 250. Reason: Create economic development by allowing for a North/South truck corridor. These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ SWITZERLAND COUNTY PROJECTS *

37 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region ; Switzerland County

«¬62

Date: 9/1/2015

250 Identified Enhancement 7 «¬

Categories for Local and 0 State Facilities 1 Central Mobility Improvements (Added travel lanes, freeway upgrade) Patriot 7 8 State Facility 0 2 New Terrain, State Facility Local Facility ¬129 New Terrain, Local « «¬56 Facility New Rail Capacity «¬156 (new rail line or added capacity) Roadway «¬101 Enhancements ! State Facility 7 8 0 ! Local Facility 1 ¹º»¼ Rail Crossing Improvement Multi-Modal Vevay Enhancements

o Airport Improvements

!Î Port Improvements

State Facilities are US, State Route, or US Highway funded with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds.

Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 16N Other Facilities Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: North American 1983 Please Note: This map depicts non-committed, non-funded, conceptual regional transportation Non-Interstate False Easting: 500,000.0000 infrastructure needs identified by the private sector. These needs are displayed as placeholders False Northing: 0.0000 Interstate Central Meridian: -87.0000 for graphic representation. Use of this map should be limited to preliminary planning purposes Ü Scale Factor: 0.9996 only. Additional planning, environmental study, and cost-benefit analysis is needed to identify Existing Rail Latitude Of Origin: 0.0000 Units: Meter optimum alternatives, actual corridor alignments, and system impact to support further decision Navigable Streams 0 1.25 2.5 Data: Indiana GIS Library & Stakeholder Input making. Also note, the data used to create this map are from the best known source at the Corp. Limits Miles INDOT Engineering & Asset Management time and is subject to change. Estimated Cost: $16.3 million *Project 2203: US 150 Road Improvements – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. *Project 8801: SR 60 4-Lane Highway – This is a regional project reflected on the map page 6. Project 8802: Salem Bypass Extension – Design and build a new road from SR 135 to 60. Reason: Relieve the bottleneck of combined truck and passenger congestion on SR 60/SR 56/SR 135 through Salem creating better truck traffic flow for the movement of cargo. These projects are reflected in other sections of this report. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ WASHINGTON COUNTY WASHINGTON PROJECTS *

39 Private Sector Identified Regional Needs Southeast Region ; Washington County

«¬256 «¬39

Date: 9/1/2015 «¬135 ¤£31 Little Identified Enhancement York Categories for Local and State Facilities Central Mobility Improvements Saltillo (Added travel lanes, freeway upgrade) «¬60 Campbellsburg «¬356 State Facility 8 801 New Terrain, State Facility Local Facility «¬337 «¬56 Salem New Terrain, Local ¦¨§65 Facility 88 02 New Rail Capacity (new rail line or added capacity) «¬160 Roadway Enhancements Livonia ! State Facility

! Local Facility 8 8 0 ¹º»¼ Rail Crossing 1 Improvement

Multi-Modal New Enhancements Pekin £31 «¬135 ¤ o Airport Improvements «¬37

!Î Port Improvements «¬60 Hardinsburg ¤£150 State Facilities are US, State 22 Route, or US Highway funded 03 «¬335 with state and federal funds. Local Facilities are non-state jursidiction facilities that can use state or local funds.

◆◆ Air Pilot Duty Time (Federal) ◆◆ Reduce through Federal legislation or regulation the Federal Aviation Administration rules for pilot certification and qualification requirements for air carrier operations commonly referred to as the “First Officer Qualification Rule” or “1,500 Hour Rule”

◆◆ Boat Captain Regulations (Federal) ◆◆ Reduce through Federal legislation or regulation the U.S. Coast Guard boat pilot requirements

◆◆ Truck Driver Hours of Service (Federal) ◆◆ Reduce through Federal legislation or regulation the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations Hours of Service Regulation for commercial motor vehicles

◆◆ Aviation Land Restrictions (Federal) ◆◆ Revise the Federal Aviation Administration rules on off-airport development to balance the needs of air safety while ensuring that locals have the ability to control land use for development of commercial business relating to airport activity

◆◆ Setback & Stoplight Policies (State) ◆◆ Pass legislation to create a setback and traffic light policy on high trafficked Federal Interstate and State highways in Indiana

TACTICS IN SUPPORT OF ACHIEVING PUBLIC AWARENESS GOALS

◆◆ “Did You Know Stories” in the Southeast Region to educate the public on the importance of logistics industry to the Southeast Region and therefore the need for world-class logistics infrastructure

◆◆ Newspaper/Magazine online opinion pieces in the Southeast Region to educate the public on the importance of the logistics industry

◆◆ Editorial boards in the Southeast Region to educate the public on the importance of the logistics industry

◆◆ SERLC Strategic Plan launch press conferences; editorial boards; newspaper/online opinion pieces to educate the public on the importance of the logistics industry to the Southeast Region

◆◆ TV/Radio interviews to educate the public on the importance of the logistics industry to the Southeast Region

41 TACTICS IN SUPPORT OF ACHIEVING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

◆◆ Support the concept of implementing a statewide CDL+ Program

◆◆ Support and expand the Conexus Indiana A+ Partners Program and implement the Conexus Indiana HIRE Tech curriculum into high schools to develop job skills in logistics and operations for the Southeast Region

◆◆ Develop a plan to address the logistics shortages for air cargo pilots; truck drivers; and warehouse/logistics maintenance technicians in the Southeast Region

◆◆ Develop a plan to address the lack of logistics certifications and 2-year degree programs in the Southeast Region

◆◆ Work with other regional organizations to support and market a plan to recruit military veterans with CDLs in the Southeast Region

42 LOGISTICS MARKET ANALYSIS

TRANSPORTATION MODE SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) for Indiana’s Southeast Regional Logistics Sector

INFRASTRUCTURE SWOT

STRENGTHS:

◆◆ Air: ◆◆ Strong network of airport facilities ◆◆ Two of top 125 cargo airports: Louisville International Airport #3, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport #9 ◆◆ One airport with 11,890 feet or more of runway – Louisville International Airport ◆◆ 12 Regional Public Airports: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport; Clark Regional Airport; Columbus Municipal Airport; Freeman Municipal Airport; Greensburg Municipal Airport; Lee Bottom Airport; Louisville International Airport; Madison Municipal Airport; North Vernon Airport; Robinson Airport; Salem Municipal Airport; Scottsburg Airport ◆◆ Midwest location ◆◆ Existing excess air capacity ◆◆ Strategic geographic coverage of aviation facilities located around the Southeast Region

◆◆ Rail: ◆◆ Two Class I railroads: CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway ◆◆ Seven Class II and Class III railroads: Central Railroad Company of Indiana; Indiana and Ohio Railway; Indiana Eastern Railroad; Indiana Rail Road; Louisville and Indiana Railroad; Lucas Oil Rail Line; and Madison Railroad ◆◆ Two intermodal facilities – CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway

43 ◆◆ Trucking (Roads): ◆◆ Reputation as “Crossroads of America” ◆◆ Five major Interstates and 5 major highways: I-64, I-65, I-74, I-265, I-275, US 31, US 50, US 52, US 150, US 421 ◆◆ Strong Midwest location: Borders two states (Ohio & Kentucky) ◆◆ Proximity to Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Nashville markets ◆◆ Proximity to UPS distribution hub at Louisville International Airport

◆◆ Waterborne: ◆◆ One public port on Ohio River – Port of Indiana Jeffersonville ◆◆ 30 private ports on the Ohio River ◆◆ McAlpine Locks and Dam

◆◆ General: ◆◆ Indiana has a trade surplus ◆◆ Leader in exports/imports of important commodities (coal, iron/steel products, grain, food products, scrap metal, etc.)

WEAKNESSES:

◆◆ Air: ◆◆ Southeast Region airports have minimal international domestic air cargo business ◆◆ Jet fuel prices in Southeast Region ◆◆ Lacking a large distribution hub

◆◆ Rail: ◆◆ Partially reliant on Louisville intermodal services ◆◆ Lack of large volume intermodal facilities ◆◆ Limited railroad access to Jeffersonville port ◆◆ Primarily pass through region rail intermodal

◆◆ Trucking (Roads): ◆◆ Bottlenecks or traffic congestion – Jeffersonville/New Albany ◆◆ Lack of adequate capacity on Indiana’s Interstate highways

44 ◆◆ Waterborne: ◆◆ Decaying lock infrastructure on Ohio River ◆◆ Dredging issues for ports and waterways on Ohio River ◆◆ Limited railroad access to Jeffersonville port

◆◆ General: ◆◆ Lack of import/export diversification

OPPORTUNITIES:

◆◆ Air: ◆◆ Create a strategy to better utilize the Southeast Region’s airports ◆◆ Utilize excess air capacity ◆◆ Utilize runways and facilities at several airports to accommodate air shipping opportunities

◆◆ Rail: ◆◆ Freight tonnage will nearly double by 2035, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) ◆◆ Build additional/better railroad access to Jeffersonville port

◆◆ Trucking (Roads): ◆◆ Freight tonnage will nearly double by 2035, according to USDOT ◆◆ Relieve bottlenecks around Southeast Region: Jeffersonville/New Albany ◆◆ Upgrade Southeast Region strategic bridges that are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete ◆◆ Build dedicated truck lanes that separate trucks from passenger cars on I-65 ◆◆ Encourage the design of truck lanes on I-65 that can accommodate future technological innovations and uses ◆◆ Allow increase in truck weight limits along Kentucky and Ohio borders

◆◆ Waterborne: ◆◆ Re-engineer and repair the decaying lock infrastructure on the Ohio River ◆◆ Dredge the areas around ports and waterways on the Ohio River ◆◆ Build additional/better railroad access to Indiana ports

45 ◆◆ General: ◆◆ Tonnage will nearly double by 2035, according to USDOT ◆◆ The value of U.S. imports and exports is expected to be equivalent to 60 percent of GDP by 2030 ◆◆ Work for diversification of exports/imports

THREATS:

◆◆ Air: ◆◆ Continued underutilization of Southeast Region airports ◆◆ Dependence on increasing bottlenecks leading to inefficient air cargo service ◆◆ Lack of state funding to meet infrastructure needs

◆◆ Rail: ◆◆ Continuation of the Southeast Region as a pass through area for rail ◆◆ Reliance on surrounding cities for intermodal services ◆◆ Surrounding states pushing for rail investment ◆◆ Lack of Class 1 rail access to major industrial sites

◆◆ Trucking (Roads): ◆◆ Lack of funding to build roads to relieve bottle necks or traffic congestion ◆◆ Lack of funding to upgrade Southeast Region strategic bridges that are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete

◆◆ Waterborne: ◆◆ Failure of decaying lock infrastructure, leading to stoppage of all barge traffic on Ohio River ◆◆ Inability to provide necessary access by not dredging the Ohio River ◆◆ Loss of business due to inadequate railroad access to ports

◆◆ General: ◆◆ Lack of diversification of exports/imports ◆◆ Lack of funding for all infrastructure modes ◆◆ Impact of Federal Government energy policy on all modes of transportation

46 PUBLIC POLICY SWOT

STRENGTHS:

◆◆ Air: ◆◆ Federal Government reimburses up to 90 percent of costs for qualified airport projects ◆◆ Local funding of all Southeast Region airports

◆◆ Rail: ◆◆ Ports of Indiana bonding authority for rail facilities ◆◆ Local rail investment ◆◆ Industrial Rail Service Fund

◆◆ Trucking (Roads): ◆◆ P3 funding for Indiana highways and roads ◆◆ State of Indiana focus on road construction

◆◆ Waterborne: ◆◆ Ports of Indiana (public and private): Jeffersonville ◆◆ Ports of Indiana bonding authority for port activity

◆◆ General: ◆◆ Indiana’s use of public/private partnerships to facilitate the funding of key projects in the Southeast Region ◆◆ Transportation and Logistics Tax Credit ◆◆ Tax abatement for vacant buildings

WEAKNESSES:

◆◆ Air: ◆◆ Lack of true Indiana regional airport for freight ◆◆ Lack of “ownership” by public entities on air freight movement ◆◆ Lack of Federal/State funding for the Southeast Region ◆◆ Pilot shortages ◆◆ Airline pilot duty and entry level requirements for flight time

47 ◆◆ Rail: ◆◆ Continued need for private rail investment compared to surrounding states ◆◆ Lack of “ownership” by public entities on rail freight movement ◆◆ Lack of Federal/State funding ◆◆ Railroad employee hours of service requirements

◆◆ Trucking (Roads): ◆◆ Federal/State use of gas taxes for other general Federal/State revenue needs ◆◆ Lower truck weight limits compared to Kentucky ◆◆ Inefficiencies in collection of fuel taxes ◆◆ Changes to Hours of Service regulations ◆◆ Truck driver shortages

◆◆ Waterborne: ◆◆ Use of Harbor Maintenance Tax for other general Federal revenue needs ◆◆ Lack of “ownership” by public entities of waterborne shipping ◆◆ Lack of Federal/State funding ◆◆ Lack of public and legislator understanding of importance of locks infrastructure ◆◆ Boat pilot time requirements ◆◆ Barge captain shortages

◆◆ General: ◆◆ Increase in unemployment insurance (UI) tax on State level

OPPORTUNITIES:

◆◆ Air: ◆◆ Dedicated air fund creating more Federal funding

◆◆ Rail: ◆◆ Federal and State investment tax credit incentivizing private rail investment ◆◆ Funding for inter/multimodal rail development

48 ◆◆ Trucking (Roads): ◆◆ Federal and State firewall on gas taxes for highway use only ◆◆ Dedicated truck lanes on I-65 ◆◆ Allow increase of truck weight limits at Kentucky and Ohio borders ◆◆ Use of state sales tax on gasoline ◆◆ New innovative funding mechanisms for roads

◆◆ Waterborne: ◆◆ Adequate funding for locks projects ◆◆ Federal firewall on Harbor Maintenance Tax for waterways use only ◆◆ Harbor Assistance Program to incentivize ports and private investments

◆◆ General: ◆◆ Lower UI tax on State level ◆◆ Lower capital gains tax on Federal level ◆◆ Reduction of personal property tax

THREATS: ◆◆ Air: ◆◆ Surrounding state of Tennessee offers grants/loans/tax credits for air economic development/private investment ◆◆ Loss of matching dollars from Federal Government because of lack of State investment ◆◆ Federal cap and trade legislation/regulation

◆◆ Rail: ◆◆ Surrounding states of Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee offer grants/loans/tax credits for rail economic development/private investment ◆◆ Federal cap and trade legislation/regulation

◆◆ Trucking (Roads): ◆◆ Surrounding states of Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee offer grants/loans/tax credits for trucking economic development/private investment ◆◆ Lack of Federal/State highway dollars for new/existing roads ◆◆ Continued use of gas taxes for other general Federal/State revenue needs ◆◆ Competitiveness issues due to higher truck weight limits in Illinois and Kentucky ◆◆ Continued inefficient collection of fuel taxes ◆◆ Federal cap and trade legislation/regulation

49 ◆◆ Waterborne: ◆◆ Surrounding states of Ohio and Tennessee offer grants/loans/tax credits for waterborne economic development/private investment ◆◆ Continued use of waterways taxes for other general Federal revenue needs ◆◆ Lack of Federal/State funding for locks infrastructure repair

◆◆ Warehousing/Distribution: ◆◆ Surrounding states of Ohio and Kentucky offer grants/loans/tax credits for warehousing/real estate economic development/private investment ◆◆ Further State tax increases for UI ◆◆ Lack of speculative buildings for warehousing/distribution in Southeast Region ◆◆ Current use of vacant warehouse/distribution facilities

◆◆ General: ◆◆ Lack of policy action leading to loss of private investment ◆◆ Lack of a State funds for unexpected economic development infrastructure needs ◆◆ Continued lack of growth in national economy

50 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SWOT

STRENGTHS: ◆◆ Public/private postsecondary institutions with ability to reach mass of workers ◆◆ Entrepreneurs creating online curriculum programs ◆◆ State Government officials who understand importance of up-skilling Hoosier workers ◆◆ Growth of logistics firms in the Southeast Region

WEAKNESSES: ◆◆ Lack of skilled workers

◆◆ Public misconception of warehouse jobs

◆◆ Assorted logistics education curriculum not meeting industry needs

◆◆ Air cargo pilot, truck driver, and boat captain shortages

◆◆ Warehouse/Logistics maintenance technician shortages

◆◆ 4-year logistics degree supervisor shortages

◆◆ Lack of fork lift certifications

OPPORTUNITIES: ◆◆ Identify logistics job skills gap areas

◆◆ Curriculum development with postsecondary education to meet job skills gap areas

◆◆ Create online program to up-skill Indiana logistics workers from places of employment

◆◆ Continued growth of logistics jobs in the Southeast Region

◆◆ Connect to surrounding states’ job training programs

THREATS: ◆◆ Loss of logistics economic development due to workforce gaps ◆◆ Continued perception of logistics industry as undesirable work ◆◆ Lower skill workers remaining in lower level positions ◆◆ Lack of 4-year degree student interested in logistics careers ◆◆ Lack of air cargo pilots, truck drivers, and boat captains ◆◆ Lack of warehouse logistics maintenance technicians ◆◆ Lack of 4-year logistics supervisors

51 PUBLIC AWARENESS SWOT

STRENGTHS:

◆◆ Positive visibility of trucking

◆◆ Viewed as a center for surrounding major cities

◆◆ Easy access to all four modes of transportation

◆◆ Unified regional support for bi-state cooperation

WEAKNESSES:

◆◆ Lack of public understanding of logistics

◆◆ Lack of public understanding of need for infrastructure expansion/improvement

◆◆ Public misperception of logistics jobs

◆◆ Public misperception of global trade & positive impact on the Southeast Region

◆◆ Lack of awareness of importance for air, rail & water transportation modes

OPPORTUNITIES:

◆◆ Educate public on positive impacts of logistics industry

◆◆ Explain the facts on how the logistics industry impacts everyday life

◆◆ Educate public on need for infrastructure expansion/improvement

◆◆ Educate public on high-skill, high-wage jobs in logistics

◆◆ Educate public on positive impacts of global trade

◆◆ Increase understanding of importance for air, rail & water transportation modes

THREATS:

◆◆ Continued public misperception of the importance of the logistics industry

◆◆ Lack of awareness of need for infrastructure expansion/improvement

◆◆ Continued public misperception of logistics jobs

◆◆ Continued public misperception of road and rail congestion to quality of life

◆◆ Lack of awareness of positive impacts of global trade

52 SOUTHEAST REGION INFRASTRUCTURE DATA

◆◆ Air ◆◆ 12 Southeast Public Airports ◆◆ Two of Top 125 Cargo Airports Nationally: Louisville International Airport #3 and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport #9 ◆◆ #1 UPS Hub at Louisville International Airport ◆◆ One Airport with 11,890 Feet or More of Runway – Louisville International Airport

◆◆ Rail ◆◆ Two Class I Railroads ◆◆ Seven Class II and III Railroads ◆◆ Two Intermodal Facilities

◆◆ Trucking: ◆◆ Five Major Interstates and 5 Major Highways: I-65, I-64, I-74, I-265, I-275, US 31, US 50, Us 52, US 150, US 421 ◆◆ Reputation as “Crossroads of America” ◆◆ Proximity to UPS Distribution Hub at Louisville International Airport

◆◆ Waterborne ◆◆ One Public Port on the Ohio River ◆◆ 30 Private Ports on the Ohio River

53 FOR MORE INFORMATION

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