SOUTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL FREIGHT PLAN 2014 Update Final Report prepared for Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization Florida Department of Transportation prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with Kimley-Horn & Associates Whitehouse Group, Inc. Airport Analytics Southeast Florida Regional Freight Plan 2014 Update Table of Contents 1.0 Background of Southeast Florida’s Regional Freight Planning Program ........... 1-1 1.1 Regional Freight Planning Program ............................................................. 1-1 1.2 Overview of Southeast Florida’s Freight System ........................................... 1-1 1.3 Accomplishments to Date .......................................................................... 1-2 2.0 Southeast Florida Freight Transportation System and Cargo Flows ................. 2-1 2.1 System .................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Highways ............................................................................................... 2-3 2.2.1 Truck Commodity Flows and Patterns ............................................. 2-8 2.3 Railroads .............................................................................................. 2-12 2.4 Waterways ........................................................................................... 2-15 2.5 Seaports .............................................................................................. 2-18 2.5.1 Port of Palm Beach .................................................................... 2-18 2.5.2 Port Everglades ......................................................................... 2-20 2.5.3 PortMiami ................................................................................. 2-25 2.6 Airports ................................................................................................ 2-27 2.6.1 Air Cargo Service Providers ......................................................... 2-27 2.6.2 Southeast Florida Regional Air Cargo Airport Overview .................... 2-28 3.0 Southeast Florida Logistics Infrastructure ....................................................... 3-1 3.1 U.S. Customs and Border Protection ........................................................... 3-1 3.2 Foreign Trade Zones ................................................................................ 3-2 3.3 Freight Forwarders and Brokers ................................................................. 3-3 3.4 Land Use Implications .............................................................................. 3-4 3.5 Intermodal Logistics Centers (ILCs), Warehouses and Distribution Centers ..... 3-15 3.5.1 Warehousing and Wholesale Industries ......................................... 3-15 3.5.2 Intermodal Logistics Centers ....................................................... 3-20 3.6 Truck Parking ........................................................................................ 3-24 4.0 Global, National, and State Initiatives ............................................................. 4-1 4.1 Shifts in Global Trade ............................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Trade Lane Shifts ........................................................................ 4-1 4.1.2 International Manufacturing Centers and Nearshoring ....................... 4-2 4.1.3 Free Trade Agreements ................................................................ 4-3 4.1.4 Perishables Imports ..................................................................... 4-3 4.1.5 Transshipment Committee ............................................................ 4-4 4.2 National Freight Program .......................................................................... 4-5 4.2.1 MAP-21 & National Freight System ................................................. 4-5 i Southeast Florida Regional Freight Plan 2014 Update 4.2.2 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 .................... 4-8 4.2.3 Commercial Vehicle Operations, Regulation and Enforcement ............. 4-8 4.2.4 Freight Advanced Traveler Information System ................................ 4-8 4.2.5 Smart Roadside ........................................................................... 4-9 4.2.6 Connected Vehicle Research ........................................................ 4-10 4.3 Florida’s Freight Program ........................................................................ 4-10 4.3.1 Freight Mobility and Trade Plan .................................................... 4-10 4.3.2 Florida Trade & Logistics Study 2.0 .............................................. 4-11 5.0 Economic Impacts of the Regions Freight Industry ......................................... 5-1 5.1 Description of the Freight and Freight Related Industry Sectors ...................... 5-1 5.2 Existing Seaport and Airport Economic Impacts ............................................ 5-8 5.2.1 Seaport Economic Impacts ............................................................ 5-8 5.2.2 Airport Economic Impacts ........................................................... 5-11 6.0 Freight System Needs and Priorities ................................................................ 6-1 6.1 Major Missing Links .................................................................................. 6-1 6.1.1 Gratigny Parkway ........................................................................ 6-1 6.1.2 SR 826/SR 836 Interchange .......................................................... 6-2 6.1.3 Golden Glades Interchange ........................................................... 6-2 6.1.4 NW 25th St Extension to HEFT ....................................................... 6-3 6.1.5 US 27 Corridor ............................................................................ 6-3 6.1.6 Sawgrass Expressway Connection to I-95 ....................................... 6-5 6.2 Freight Needs and Priorities ....................................................................... 6-5 6.2.1 Seaport Needs ............................................................................ 6-6 6.2.2 Airport Needs .............................................................................. 6-8 6.2.3 Rail Needs ................................................................................ 6-10 6.2.4 Roadway Needs ......................................................................... 6-12 6.3 Freight Funding Allocations ..................................................................... 6-17 7.0 Strategies and Recommendations .................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Key Strategies ......................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 New Ways of Investing in Freight and Logistics ............................................ 7-4 7.3 Key Implementation Activities ................................................................... 7-5 Appendix A - Hotspot Methodolgy & Analysis Appendix B - Non-Highway Needs & Ranking Appendix C - Freight Roadway Needs by County Appendix D - Freight Roadway Needs Ranking Work Sheet Appendix E - Prioritized Regional Freight Roadway Needs Appendix F - Prioritized Freight Roadway Needs by County ii Southeast Florida Regional Freight Plan 2014 Update List of Tables Table 2.1 Summary of Roadway Ownership in Southeast Florida ................................ 2-4 Table 2.2 SIS Highway Miles in Southeast Florida .................................................... 2-5 Table 2.3 Top Inbound Truck Commodities by Tonnage, 2011 ................................. 2-10 Table 2.4 Top Outbound Truck Commodities by Tonnage, 2011 ............................... 2-10 Table 2.5 Top Trading Partners by Truck for Inbound Goods, 2011 ........................... 2-11 Table 2.6 Top Trading Partners by Truck for Outbound Goods, 2011 ......................... 2-12 Table 2.7 SIS Designation of Rail Lines in Southeast Florida .................................... 2-12 Table 2.8 Tonnage Moved by Rail In and Out of Southeast Florida ............................ 2-14 Table 2.9 Top Commodities Moved by Rail Out of Southeast Florida .......................... 2-15 Table 2.10 Top Commodities Moved by Rail Into Southeast Florida ............................. 2-15 Table 2.11 Traffic on the Intracoastal Waterway Jacksonville, FL to Miami, FL .............. 2-17 Table 2.12 2011 Air Cargo by Airport and Direction (Tons) ........................................ 2-29 Table 2.13 2011 Air Cargo by Airport and Market (Tons) .......................................... 2-29 Table 2.14 MIA 2011 Air Cargo by Market and Direction (Tons) ................................. 2-30 Table 2.15 MIA 2011 Domestic Air Cargo by Commodity (Tons and Value) .................. 2-31 Table 2.16 MIA 2011 International Imports by Commodity (Tons and Value) ............... 2-31 Table 2.17 MIA 2011 International Exports by Commodity (Tons and Value) ............... 2-32 Table 2.18 FLL 2011 Air Cargo by Market and Direction (Tons) .................................. 2-33 Table 2.19 FLL 2011 Domestic Air Cargo by Commodity (Tons) ................................. 2-33 Table 2.20 PBI 2011 Air Cargo by Market and Direction (Tons) .................................. 2-34 Table 2.21 PBI 2011 Domestic Air Cargo by Commodity (Tons) ................................. 2-35 Table 3.1 Summary of Existing Land Use Types