Technical Memorandum FREIGHT NEEDS ASSESSMENT Prepared by: December 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1‐1 1.1 Background and Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 1‐1 1.2 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................ 1‐1 1.3 Data Sources for FAF Disaggregation ............................................................................................... 1‐2 1.3.1 Zonal Data ......................................................................................................................................... 1‐2 1.3.2 FAF Data ............................................................................................................................................ 1‐6 1.3.3 LEHD and CBP Data ...................................................................................................................... 1‐8 1.4 Content Organization ............................................................................................................................... 1‐8 2. REGIONAL MULTIMODAL FREIGHT OVERVIEW ............................................................................ 2‐1 2.1 Highway System Profile .......................................................................................................................... 2‐1 2.1.1 Roadway Network......................................................................................................................... 2‐1 2.1.2 Pavement Condition ..................................................................................................................... 2‐6 2.1.3 Railroad Crossings ........................................................................................................................ 2‐7 2.1.4 Bridges ............................................................................................................................................... 2‐9 2.2 Air Cargo System Profile ..................................................................................................................... 2‐11 2.2.1 Facilities ......................................................................................................................................... 2‐11 2.3 Rail System Profile ................................................................................................................................. 2‐13 2.4 Maritime Transport System Profile ................................................................................................ 2‐16 2.4.1 Facilities ......................................................................................................................................... 2‐17 2.5 Connectivity to Intermodal System Profile ................................................................................. 2‐18 3. FUTURE FREIGHT DEMAND .................................................................................................................. 3‐1 3.1 Projected Commodity Flow ................................................................................................................... 3‐1 3.1.1 Truck Imports/Exports ............................................................................................................... 3‐1 3.1.2 Rail Imports/Exports ................................................................................................................... 3‐5 3.1.3 Water Imports/Exports ........................................................................................................... 3‐13 3.1.4 Air Imports/Exports ................................................................................................................. 3‐14 4. FREIGHT TRENDS, NEEDS, ISSUES, AND DEFICIENCIES .............................................................. 4‐1 4.1 Freight Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................. 4‐1 4.1.1 Rail System ....................................................................................................................................... 4‐1 4.1.2 Air Cargo ........................................................................................................................................... 4‐1 4.1.3 Maritime Transport System ...................................................................................................... 4‐1 4.2 Freight Generators .................................................................................................................................... 4‐2 4.2.1 Distribution ...................................................................................................................................... 4‐4 4.2.2 Government and Military ........................................................................................................... 4‐6 4.2.3 Healthcare ........................................................................................................................................ 4‐6 4.2.4 International .................................................................................................................................... 4‐9 4.2.5 Manufacturing ............................................................................................................................. 4‐11 i CORE MPO FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION PLAN – PHASE II Technical Memorandum Table of Contents 4.3 Safety and Security ................................................................................................................................ 4‐13 4.3.1 Crash Hot Spots Analysis ......................................................................................................... 4‐13 4.3.2 Potential Crash Hot Spot Locations from Freight Advisory Committee .............. 4‐16 4.4 System Capacity ...................................................................................................................................... 4‐16 4.4.1 Traffic Count Data ...................................................................................................................... 4‐16 4.4.2 Network Bottlenecks ................................................................................................................ 4‐17 4.4.3 Potential Bottleneck Locations from Freight Advisory Committee ....................... 4‐19 5. FREIGHT PERFORMANCE MEASURES................................................................................................ 5‐1 5.1 Next Planning Steps .................................................................................................................................. 5‐1 5.2 Existing Measures ..................................................................................................................................... 5‐1 5.2.1 National ............................................................................................................................................. 5‐1 5.2.2 State .................................................................................................................................................... 5‐2 5.2.3 CORE MPO ........................................................................................................................................ 5‐4 5.2.4 Other States ..................................................................................................................................... 5‐6 5.3 Recommended Measures ....................................................................................................................... 5‐7 5.3.1 Framework ....................................................................................................................................... 5‐7 5.3.2 Application and Implementation ............................................................................................ 5‐9 LIST OF TABLES Table 1‐1: 2011 Mode Values ...................................................................................................................................... 1‐7 Table 1‐2: 2040 Mode Values ...................................................................................................................................... 1‐7 Table 1‐3: Percent Change between 2011 and 2040 ......................................................................................... 1‐7 Table 2‐1: Miles by Functional Class in the Study Area, 2012 ........................................................................ 2‐3 Table 2‐2: Speed Limits in Georgia ............................................................................................................................ 2‐5 Table 2‐3: Average Truck Percentages and AADT for Top 20 Roadways in the Study Area ............. 2‐5 Table 2‐4: PACES Scale ................................................................................................................................................... 2‐6 Table 2‐5: PACES Results by Functional Class ...................................................................................................... 2‐6 Table 2‐6: PACES Results by County ......................................................................................................................... 2‐7 Table 2‐7: Bridges