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The Gaston Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (GUAMPO) is updating its Long Range Transportation Plan to meet SAFETEA-LU requirements by incorporating freight planning. This plan aims to identify the region’s freight network, assess the impact on infrastructure, gather community perceptions, and highlight significant transportation projects affecting freight. Key objectives include the creation of a comprehensive freight planning strategy that addresses highway improvements and rail enhancements, ensuring efficient movement of goods through critical freight corridors by 2030.
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Gaston Urban AreaMetropolitan Planning Organization2030 Long Range Transportation Plan UpdateFreight Plan 2007
Goal: To satisfy the SAFETEA-LU requirements by including freight planning in the GUAMPO Long Range Transportation Plan. Objectives • Identify Gaston Urban Area’s freight network • Determine the freight impact on existing infrastructure • Assess the communities perception of freight • Identify existing transportation projects with freight impact • Create a freight planning strategy GUAMPO Freight Plan
Freight Roadway Distribution Existing Freight AADT 2030 Freight AADT
Major freight employers are located near I-85 • I-85 existing/2030 LOS D & E Freight Transportation Access
Highway Improvements G a s t o n U r b a n A r e a 2 0 3 0 L o n g R a n g e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n U p d a t e
Rail Improvements G a s t o n U r b a n A r e a 2 0 3 0 L o n g R a n g e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n U p d a t e
Gaston Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization2030 Long Range Transportation Plan UpdateFreight Plan 2007