DISTRICT FOUR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS OVERVIEW

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FDOT MISSION: THE DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE A SAFE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT ENSURES THE MOBILITY OF PEOPLE AND GOODS, ENHANCES ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND PRESERVES THE QUALITY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES.

August 2014 District Four Key Transportation and Freight Facilities FREIGHT & LOGISTICS OVERVIEW STRATEGIC INTERMODAL I-75, I-95, I-595, ’s Turnpike, LARGEST CITY DISTRICT AREA DISTRICT POPULATION SYSTEM (SIS) HIGHWAYS US 27, SR 60, SR 70, SR 80, SR Ft. Lauderdale 5,764 Square Miles 3,773,150 821, SR 869, SR 710, US 441

Fact: SIS highways provide access to the ports, airports, and military • Broward County was created out of parts of Dade and Palm Beach County in 1915. It was named for the Florida Governor installations throughout the district Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, who pledged to drain the Everglades for development. and state ensuring the efficient • The City of Stuart in Martin County is the “Sailfish Capital of the World”. movement of freight, personnel, • 100% of the exported raw sugar that is produced in the Everglades area, is shipped through the Port of Palm Beach. equipment, and supplies.

SIS RAILROADS CSX, FEC, FDOT/Tri-Rail, South Central Florida Express, Amtrak

County Trade Statistics: Top Import & Export Commodities Fact: More than 960,000 passengers utilize Amtrak COUNTY NAME POPULATION TOP IMPORT COMMODITY TONNAGE TOP EXPORT COMMODITY TONNAGE intercity rail service in Florida and Broward 1,780,172 Bulk Movement in Boxcars 5,370,196 Petroleum or Coal Products 3,592,928 connects to over 500 destinations Indian River 138,894 Farm Products 476,176 Bulk Movement in Boxcars 436,126 throughout the United States and Canada. Martin 147,495 Bulk Movement in Boxcars 512,771 Farm Products 472,858 Palm Beach 1,335,187 Bulk Movement in Boxcars 4,484,751 Farm Products 5,212,208 SIS AIRPORTS Palm Beach Intl Airport, Fort St. Lucie 280,379 Bulk Movement in Boxcars 579,412 Nonmetallic Minerals 1,640,568 Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl Airport, Pompano Beach Airpark, Vero Featured District Projects Beach Municipal Airport

Fact: More than 8% of the nation’s 4208093: I-595/SR-862/P3/CEI 4305961: Port Everglades Southport air cargo travels through Florida’s From East of I-75 to West of I-95 Turning Notch Expansion commercial service airports.

SEAPORTS Port Everglades, Port of Ft. Pierce, The project upon completion is to The project consists of the lengthening Port of Palm Beach result in three ground level reversible of the existing 900-foot deepwater express toll lanes on I-595 that will turning notch by an additional 1,500 Fact: Florida’s ports support serve express traffic to/from the I-75/ feet to the west, initially at the current tourism through the cruise ship Sawgrass Expressway from/to east of authorized depth of 42 feet. It is market as well, providing single-day SR 7. The improvement will also allow estimated that this project will enable and multiday cruises at six ports. for a direct connection to the median the port to handle approximately Florida’s cruise facilities are among of the turnpike, with variable tolls to 4M tons of crushed rock aggregate the largest and most advanced in optimize traffic flow, which will reverse annually and additional capacity to the world. during peak travel times (eastbound in handle approximately 730,000 TEUs the a.m. & westbound in the p.m.). annually at full build out. NON SIS STATE HIGHWAYS US 1, US 441, SR A1A, SR 817

Fact: Trucks transported 83% of all manufactured tonnage in the state in 2010. LEGEND

Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) Highways

Rail Lines

Other State Highways INDIANINDIAN RIVERRIVER 95 SIS Airports

SIS Seaports 60 Freight Rail Terminals

Military Installations

FORT Airports - General Aviation PIERCE

ST.ST. LUCIELUCIE

70

PORT ST. LUCIE

STUART

95

MARTINMARTIN

Lake 710 JUPITER Okeechobee

441 Port Palm Beach

80 Palm Beach International Airport WEST PALM BEACH PALMPALM BEACHBEACH

Atlantic Ocean

27

95 BOCA RATON

BROWARDBROWARD 869`` FORT LAUDERDALE 75 FEC Intermodal Terminal 595 Port Everglades 75 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport HOLLYWOOD

DISTRICT 4 FREIGHT INFRAS TRUCTURE Florida infrastructure The state highway Truck travel accounted Florida has over 2,700 Florida moves 762 million system sees 195,755 for approximately 11% of miles of rail lines, which tons of freight traffic million annual vehicle vehicle miles traveled on move over 98 million FREIGHT & LOGISTICS OVERVIEW annually. miles of travel. the SIS in 2010. tons of freight annually. POPULATION U.S. POPULATION RANK AREA U.S. AREA RANK POPULATION GROWTH RATE 18.8 million 4th 53,625 sq. mi. 22nd 17.6% (2000-2010) Chamber of Commerce website: http://www.flchamber.org Florida has 784 aviation Florida’s Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) facilities, 129 public DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MODAL MIX use, and 19 have (millions of tons) • Strategic – Consists of statewide and regionally significant facilities and services commercial service. • Intermodal – Contains all forms of transportation for moving both people and goods, including linkages for smooth and efficient transfers between modes and major facilities • System – Integrates individual facilities, services, forms of transportation (modes) and Top Employment Sectors linkages into a single, integrated transportation network The state boasts 2 (Nonagricultural Business Groups by Industry) The SIS was established to: spaceports and 5 active launch facilities. 1. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities • Efficiently serve the mobility needs of Florida’s citizens, 2. Education and Health Services businesses and visitors 3. Government Services • Help Florida become a worldwide economic leader, enhance economic prosperity and competitiveness, enrich quality of life 4. Professional and Business Services and reflect responsible environmental stewardship 5. Healthcare and Social Assistance Florida’s 15 deepwater seaports moved 106.4 6. Leisure and Hospitality million tons of cargo and Source: Department of Economic Opportunity-Current Employment Statistics (2012) Source: Trade & Logistics Study, Florida Chamber 2009 handled 2.8 million TEU’s TOTAL FREIGHT FLOWS (20 foot equivalent Top Business Sector Initiatives container unit) in 2010. for Retention and Promotion 1. Clean Energy Seven of the 15 seaports in Florida carried 12.7 2. Information Technology million passengers, 12.1 3. Life Sciences million of which sailed on 4. Aviation/ Aerospace multi-day cruises in 2010. DESIGNATED SIS FACILITIES 5. Homeland Security/ Defense 6. Financial/ Professional Services 100% of SIS waterborne Source: Florida Chamber of Commerce Source: Trade & Logistics Study, Florida Chamber 2009 freight in Florida is on a coastal or international Top International Trade Partners FLORIDA TRADE ACTIVITY shipping route. The state of EXPORTS IMPORTS Florida is a major 1. Switzerland 1. China international hub 2. Brazil 2. Mexico 16 Fortune 500 accounting for ap- 3. Venezuela 3. Japan proximately $149 companies have their 4. Canada 4. Canada billion in interna- headquarters in Florida. tional trade activity 5. Colombia 5. Colombia Source: Trade & Logistics Study, Florida Chamber in 2011. 2009 BROWARD COUNTY 136 S. Bronough Street 800 N. Magnolia Avenue, Suite 1100 1580 Waldo Palmer Lane, Suite 1 A message from Governor Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Orlando, Florida 32803 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 Scott on the future of (407) 956-5600 (850) 921-1119 Florida’s Freight and Trade FREIGHT & LOGISTICS OVERVIEW

FDOT CONTACTS Ananth Prasad, P.E. Richard Biter Secretary of Transportation Assistant Secretary for Intermodal Phone (850) 414-5205 Systems Development [email protected] Phone (850) 414-5235 [email protected]

Juan Flores James Wolfe, P.E. Administrator, Freight Logistics & District 4, Secretary Passenger Operations Phone (954) 777-4110 Phone (850) 414-5245 [email protected] [email protected]

Federal Legislative Contacts Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives District 16, Thad Altman District 82, MaryLynn Magar District 94, Perry Thurston, Jr. United States Senate Bill Nelson Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives District 21, Denise Grimsley District 83, Gayle Harrell District 95, Hazelle Rogers United States Senate Marco Rubio Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives US House of Representatives District 25, Joseph Abruzzo District 84, Larry Lee, Jr. District 96, James Waldman Congressional District 18, Patrick Murphy Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives District 27, District 85, Patrick Rooney, Jr. District 97, Jared Evan Moskowitz US House of Representatives Congressional District 20, Alcee L. Hastings Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives District 29, Jeremy Ring District 86, Mark Pafford District 98, Katie Edwards US House of Representatives Congressional District 21, Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives District 31, Christopher Smith District 87, Dave Kerner District 99, Elaine Schwartz US House of Representatives Congressional District 22, Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives Lois Frankel District 32, Joe Negron District 88, Bobby Powell District 100, Joseph Gibbons US House of Representatives Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives Congressional District 23, District 33, Eleanor Sobel District 89, Bill Hager District 101, Shevrin Jones Debbie Wasserman Schultz US House of Representatives Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives Congressional District 24, District 34, Maria Lorts Sachs District 90, District 102, Sharon Pritchett Sandy Adams Florida Senate Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives US House of Representatives District 36, Oscar Braynon, II District 91, Irving Slosberg District 103, Manny Diaz, Jr. Congressional District 25, Mario Diaz-Balart Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives District 54, Debbie Mayfield District 92, Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed District 104, Richard Stark State Legislative Contacts: Florida House of Representatives Florida House of Representatives District 81, District 93, , Jr.

In recognition of the significant role that freight HB599 requires FDOT to lead the development of mobility plays as an economic driver for the state, a plan to “enhance the integration and connectivity an Office of Freight, Logistics and Passenger of the transportation system across and between Operations has been created at FDOT. This office transportation modes throughout the state.” For this has been tasked with meeting the requirements reason, Florida is already on schedule to meet MAP- of legislation in Florida House Bill 599, as well as 21 guidelines and has become a leader in freight Freight Mobility meeting national freight guidance offered in H.R. issues through its ongoing work in developing a 4348, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Freight Mobility and Trade Plan. For more information, and Trade Plan Century Act (MAP-21). please see www.freightmovesflorida.com.