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Primary Freight Network Designation. Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board December 6th, 2013. Ashley Probart Deputy Director Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board. Freight in America. 985,000 miles of Federal-aid highways; 141,000 miles of railroads;
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Primary Freight Network Designation Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board December 6th, 2013 Ashley Probart Deputy Director Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
Freight in America • 985,000 miles of Federal-aid highways; • 141,000 miles of railroads; • 11,000 miles of inland waterways; and • 1.6 million miles of pipelines. • In addition: • 19,000 airports-540 serving commercial operations; • 5,000 coastal, Great Lakes, and inland waterway facilities moving cargo
National Freight Network The Interstate System is the National Freight Network (@47,000 miles) 27,000 miles will be designated as the Primary Freight Network (PFN) 3,000 additional miles will be added to include segments critical to the future of moving goods State-designation of critical rural freight corridors (CRFC) (submitted by State DOT after PFN is complete)
Primary Freight Network Factors • Origin and destination of freight movement in the United States; • Total freight tonnage and value of freight moved on highways; • Percentage of annual average daily truck traffic in the annual average daily traffic on principal arterials • Annual average daily truck traffic on principal arterials; • Land and maritime ports of entry; • Access to energy exploration, development, installation, or production areas; • Population centers; and • Network Connectivity.
National Timeline • Primary Freight Network Draft Designation: • November 2013 • Comments Due December 19, 2013, January 17, 2014 • Compilation of State-designated Critical Rural Freight Corridors routes- Late 2013-Early 2014 • Release of the initial designation of the full National Freight Network-2014 • Including primary freight network; • Rest of the Interstate system; and • Critical rural freight corridors • Congress begins work on next MAP 21 – Summer 2013 • Current MAP 21 expires - September 30, 2014 • National Freight Strategic Plan-October 2015
Next Steps/Action Comment period has been extended to January 17, 2014. Specifically, FHWA is seeking comments on the following: • Specific route deletions, additions, or modifications to the draft initial designation of the highway PFN contained in this notice; • The methodology for achieving a 27,000-mile final designation; • How the NFN and its components could be used by freight stakeholders in the future; • How the NFN may fit into a multimodal National Freight System; and • Suggestions for an urban-area route designation process.
Next Steps/ActionDraft Ideas Comment period has been extended to January 17, 2014. Specifically, FHWA is seeking comments on the following: • Specific route deletions, additions, or modifications to the draft initial designation of the highway PFN contained in this notice; • Use US Census definition of Urbanized areas vs. definition of 200,000 or more • Include strategic military bases • Change annual average daily truck traffic (AADTT) threshold to capture the Ports of Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver • Allow states/MPOs to designate and make recommendations on Critical Rural Freight Corridors, additional miles • The methodology for achieving a 27,000-mile final designation; • Recommend an AADT that reflects the system… • Allow states to identify intermodal facilities-Federal data is too flawed
Next Steps/ActionDraft Ideas Comment period has been extended to January 17, 2014. • How the NFN and its components could be used by freight stakeholders in the future; • Current proposal is too fragmented to be useful • Make changes recommended above • Create certainty • Planning Dedicated and sustained new funding Project Delivery • How the NFN may fit into a multimodal National Freight System; and • Ensure road network (once revised) is integrated with rest of multi-modal system • Suggestions for an urban-area route designation process. • State and MPOs designate Critical Urban Freight Corridors based on economic significance • Major intermodal facilities • Significant freight intensive land uses for manufacturing and warehouse industrial lands • Strategic military installations/facilities