S. HRG. 108–309 TEA–21 REATHORIZATION: REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FIELD HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON APRIL 7, 2003—CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AUGUST 11, 2003—BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS AUGUST 14, 2003—MEDFORD, OREGON Printed for the use of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 91–747 PDF WASHINGTON : 2004 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 14:51 Mar 04, 2004 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 91747 SENENV1 PsN: SENENV1 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma, Chairman JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Missouri MAX BAUCUS, Montana GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio HARRY REID, Nevada MICHAEL D. CRAPO, Idaho BOB GRAHAM, Florida LINCOLN CHAFEE, Rhode Island JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JOHN CORNYN, Texaa BARBARA BOXER, California LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska RON WYDEN, Oregon CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York ANDREW WHEELER, Majority Staff Director KEN CONNOLLY, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 14:51 Mar 04, 2004 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 91747 SENENV1 PsN: SENENV1 CONTENTS Page APRIL 7, 2003—CHICAGO, IL ILLINOIS TRANSPORTATION: CROSSROADS OF THE NATION OPENING STATEMENT Inhofe, Hon. James M., U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma .................... 1 STATEMENTS OF SENATORS FROM THE HOST STATE Fitzgerald, Hon. Peter J., U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois ....................... 3 Durbin, Hon. Richard J., U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois ........................ 3 WITNESSES Blackshere, Margaret, president, Illinois AFL-CIO .............................................. 19 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 42 Bulat, Denise, executive director, Bi-State Regional Commission ...................... 15 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 34 Castle, Rita L., Issues Analyst, Management Corporation Affairs, Caterpillar, Inc. ......................................................................................................................... 23 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 40 D’Escoto, Miguel, Director, Chicago Department of Transportation ................... 7 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 28 Feltes, Richard, chairman, National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association ......... 22 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 42 Jones, Hon. Linzey, Mayor, Olympia Fields, President of South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association ..................................................................... 19 Lorig, David, president, Lorig Construction Company ......................................... 24 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 39 Marcucci, Hon. Thomas, Mayor, City of Elmhurst, Representative of CATS (Chicago Area Transportation Study) ................................................................. 16 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 35 Martin, Timothy, Secretary, Illinois Department of Transportation .................. 4 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 25 Pennekamp, James, executive director, Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois ................................................................................................................... 14 Article, St. Louis Post Dispatch ...................................................................... 32 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 30 Petty, Ryan, president, Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce ........................... 11 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 32 Schillerstrom, Hon. Robert, chairman, DuPage County Board ........................... 10 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 36 Thakuriah, Piyushimita, Associate Director of Research Programs, Urban Transportation Center, Department of Urban Planning and Policy, Univer- sity of Illinois ........................................................................................................ 12 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 37 Warfield, Ronald, president, Illinois Farm Bureau .............................................. 20 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 47 Whitley, Douglas, president, Illinois Chamber of Commerce .............................. 9 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 29 (III) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 14:51 Mar 04, 2004 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 91747 SENENV1 PsN: SENENV1 IV Page ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Article, Threat Prompts Police to Watch Two Bridges ......................................... 55 Letters: 336 Coalition ..................................................................................................... 65 Carbondale Chamber of Commerce ................................................................. 73 Carbondale, IL, Mayor Neil Dillard ................................................................ 58 Collinsville, IL, City Manager Henry Sinda ................................................... 57 Cornbelt Fire Protection District .................................................................... 85 Danville, Il, Mayor Robert E. Jones ................................................................ 50 Highway 34 Coalition ....................................................................................... 61 Illinois 30 Coalition .......................................................................................... 75 Illinois Department of Transportation ............................................................ 68 Jackson County Business Development Corporation..................................... 73, 74 Litchfield, IL, Mayor John L. Dunkirk ........................................................... 69 Madison County Highway Department .......................................................... 59 Mahomet, IL, President Jeffrey Coulsen......................................................... 81–85 Mahomet-Seymour Schools .............................................................................. 85 Memorial Hospital, Carbondale, IL ................................................................ 72 Project 29 .......................................................................................................... 67 Rose, Hon. Chapin, Illinois House of Representatives .................................. 73 Southern Illinois University ............................................................................ 75 Villa Grove, IL, Mayor Ronald Hurst ............................................................. 60 Will County, IL, Executive Joseph Mikan ...................................................... 86–88 51 Coalition ....................................................................................................... 76 Statements: Brookfield Zoo ................................................................................................... 69 Business Leaders for Transportation .............................................................. 49 Coles County Development Council ................................................................ 56 Interstate-74 Mississippi River Crossing Corridor ........................................ 78 Mikan, Joseph, Will County, Illinois .............................................................. 55 Pagano, Paul, Metra ......................................................................................... 51 Prairie Stone Transportation Association ...................................................... 50 St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association ................................... 53 AUGUST 11, 2003—BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT ALONG THE SOUTHERN TEXAS BORDER OPENING STATEMENTS Cornyn, Hon. John, U.S. Senator From the State of Texas ................................. 91 Inhofe, Hon. James M., U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma .................... 89 WITNESSES de la Garza, Hon. Connie, Mayor, Harlingen, Texas ............................................ 105 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 133 Frankel, Hon. Emil, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Depart- ment of Transportation ........................................................................................ 92