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Freight and The Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Bureau of Planning & Economic Development

WisDOT and freight: responsibilities and plans

Freight Advisory Committee

State Freight Plan

Highlights

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Freight assistance and activities Assistance

Transportation Economic Assistance

Freight Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program

Freight Rail Preservation Program

Harbor Assistance Program Local Roads Program

Activities

Multimodal Freight Network

Highway Maintenance, Freight Ops. & Permits

Safety & Enforcement

State Traffic Operations Center & Work Zones

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50% project funding in exchange for new or retained jobs

Can be used for rail, waterway, air, and roads

Local let projects – reimbursement for costs incurred

http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/local-gov/astnce-pgms/aid/tea.aspx (Doing Business- Local Government- Other Aid)

Contact Jesse (Jesse.patchak@dot.wi.gov or 608-266-9910)

Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grants

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Provide input on policies, processes and projects that facilitate and enhance:

Reliable, safe and efficient movement of freight - statewide, nationally and internationally.

Project decision-making and delivery processes.

Connectivity between the various modes of transportation.

Connectivity between state and local transportation systems.

Connectivity between private and public sectors.

Freight Advisory Committee Overview – Purpose and Goals

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The FAC is purely an advisory committee.

FAC responsibilities include:

Assisting WisDOT in the development of, and subsequent updating of, the state’s Freight Plan and other relevant state plans as appropriate.

Providing feedback and advice to the Secretary’s Office and WisDOT Freight Policy Administrator’s Group on freight transportation policies, processes or programs.

Freight Advisory CommitteeOverview – Roles & Responsibilities

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http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doingbus/freight/fac.aspx

Freight Advisory CommitteeWebsite

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http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/freight/fac.aspx (Doing Business – Freight – Freight Advisory Committee)

Background documents – inaugural meeting agenda

Summary Report of inaugural meeting will be posted soon

Contact Ken (kenneth.Brotheridge@dot.wi.gov or 608-266-9476)

Freight Advisory CommitteeResources

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Provide a vision for multimodal freight transportation.

Position the state to be competitive in the global marketplace by ensuring critical connections to national freight systems remain, or become, more efficient.

State Freight PlanPurpose & Overview

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Development will take approximately 24 months. The anticipated completion date is December 2016.

Early phases of plan’s foundation are still underway. Data intensive chapters

gathering, compiling, organizing and drafting Public Involvement Plan published for comment http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/sfp/default.aspx

(Projects & Studies - State Freight Plan)

State Freight PlanTimeline and More Information

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State Freight Plan

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Ken Brotheridge Kenneth.brotheridge@dot.wi.gov 608-266-9476

Jesse Patchak Jesse.patchak@dot.wi.gov 608-266-9910

Questions

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