TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms ................................................................................................... vii 1. Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 1.1 State and Federal Legislation and Requirements ........................................... 1 1.2 Background ....................................................................................... 3 1.3 ARDOT’s Responsibilities and Partners ....................................................... 4 1.4 Organization of the Long-Range Intermodal Transportation Plan ........................ 5 2. Public and Stakeholder Outreach .................................................................. 7 2.1 Stakeholder Interviews ......................................................................... 7 2.2 Project Website ................................................................................. 8 2.3 Scenario Planning Workshop ................................................................... 8 2.4 Transportation Planning Advisory Group ..................................................... 9 2.5 Public Meetings ................................................................................. 10 2.5.1 Comment Form Summary ............................................................. 11 2.5.2 Reaction to Goals ...................................................................... 11 2.5.3 Transportation Priorities ............................................................. 11 2.6 Internal ARDOT Input ........................................................................... 12 2.7 Online Engagement Tool ...................................................................... 13 2.8 Regional Stakeholder Meetings ............................................................... 15 2.9 Summary of Input .............................................................................. 17 3. Goals and Objectives ................................................................................ 19 3.1 Development Process .......................................................................... 19 3.2 LRITP Goals and Objectives ................................................................... 20 4. Trends .................................................................................................. 25 4.1 Population Trends and Estimates ............................................................ 25 4.2 Age Distribution ................................................................................ 27 4.3 Economic Projections .......................................................................... 27 4.3.1 Income and Poverty Status ........................................................... 28 4.3.2 Gross State Product ................................................................... 30 4.4 Transportation and the Environment ........................................................ 30 4.4.1 Wetland and Stream Mitigation ...................................................... 31 4.4.2 Threatened and Endangered Species Mitigation .................................. 32 4.4.3 Cultural Resources..................................................................... 32 4.4.4 Air Quality .............................................................................. 33 4.4.5 Land Use and Transportation System Management ............................... 33 ARKANSAS LONG- RANGE INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN | Page i Long-Range Intermodal Transportation Plan Table of Contents 5. Existing Transportation System and Conditions ................................................ 35 5.1 State Highway System ......................................................................... 35 5.1.1 National Highway System ............................................................. 36 5.1.2 Arkansas Primary Highway Network................................................. 38 5.2 Bridges ........................................................................................... 38 5.3 Intelligent Transportation System ........................................................... 39 5.3.1 Dynamic Message Signs ............................................................... 39 5.3.2 Closed-Circuit Television Cameras .................................................. 40 5.3.3 Highway Advisory Radios ............................................................. 40 5.3.4 Road Weather Information Stations ................................................. 40 5.3.5 Bridge De-Icing Systems .............................................................. 40 5.3.6 Traveler Information – IDrive Arkansas ............................................. 40 5.4 Public Transportation .......................................................................... 41 5.5 Passenger Rail ................................................................................... 43 5.6 Private Freight Rail ............................................................................ 44 5.7 Rail-to-Truck Intermodal Facilities .......................................................... 46 5.8 Ports and Waterways........................................................................... 46 5.8.1 Ports and Harbors...................................................................... 46 5.8.2 Waterways .............................................................................. 49 5.9 Airports .......................................................................................... 51 5.10 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ............................................................. 53 6. Transportation System Needs ...................................................................... 54 6.1 Bridge Needs .................................................................................... 54 6.2 Highway Needs .................................................................................. 56 6.2.1 Types of Highway Needs .............................................................. 56 6.2.2 Other Highway Needs ................................................................. 57 6.3 Highway Interchanges ......................................................................... 58 6.4 Transportation System Support ............................................................... 59 6.5 Nonhighway Needs ............................................................................. 59 6.5.1 Private Freight Railroad Needs and Estimated Costs ............................. 60 6.5.2 Passenger Rail Needs .................................................................. 61 6.5.3 Public Transportation Needs ......................................................... 61 6.5.4 Ports and Waterways Needs .......................................................... 63 6.5.5 Intermodal Facility Needs ............................................................ 64 6.5.6 Bicycle and Pedestrian Needs and Estimated Costs .............................. 64 6.5.7 Airport Access Needs .................................................................. 65 7. Baseline Revenue Forecast and Funding ........................................................ 67 7.1 Federal Funding ................................................................................ 68 7.2 State Revenue Forecast ....................................................................... 69 7.3 Partnerships ..................................................................................... 69 7.4 Funding Gap ..................................................................................... 69 Page ii | ARKANSAS LONG- RANGE INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN Long-Range Intermodal Transportation Plan Table of Contents 8. Performance Measures by Goal Area ............................................................. 71 8.1 Goal Area: Safety and Security ............................................................... 72 8.1.1 Measuring Safety and Security Performance ....................................... 73 8.1.2 Safety and Security Performance Targets .......................................... 73 8.2 Goal Area: Infrastructure Condition ......................................................... 74 8.2.1 Measuring Bridge Performance ...................................................... 74 8.2.2 Bridge Condition Performance Targets ............................................. 75 8.2.3 Measuring Pavement Performance .................................................. 75 8.2.4 Pavement Condition Performance Targets ......................................... 76 8.3 Goal Area: Congestion Reduction, Mobility, and System Reliability .................... 77 8.3.1 Measuring Mobility Performance .................................................... 77 8.3.2 System Performance Targets ........................................................ 79 8.4 Goal Area: Economic Competitiveness ...................................................... 79 8.4.1 Measuring Economic Competitiveness Performance .............................. 80 8.4.2 Freight and Accessibility Performance Targets ................................... 81 8.5 Goal Area: Environmental Sustainability .................................................... 81 8.5.1 Environmental Sustainability Performance Targets .............................. 82 8.6 Multimodal Transportation System .......................................................... 82 8.6.1 Measuring Transit Performance ..................................................... 83 8.6.2 Transit Performance Targets........................................................