I-95 Corridor Coalition Multi-Modal Projects

Presented by Marygrace Parker

Program Coordinator, Freight Mobility, Safety & Security

National Capital Transportation Planning Board

Freight Subcommittee Kick-Off Meeting

April 24, 2008

Mid-Atlantic Truck Operations Project (MATOPs)

Objective – Identify truck bottlenecks in Mid-Atlantic region and assess cost of delay

• Developed list of truck bottleneck locations from HPMS Scan and identify worst bottlenecks in each state

• Submittedt to states for review and ranking of bottleneck locations

• Using ATRI to view delay by locations/time• Using HERS (with ATRI and Global Insight commodity

data) will measure preliminary cost of delay• Finalize comprehensive list of truck bottlenecks in 6 state

region (“string”)

MATOps

MATOps

MATOps

MATOps – I-95 at US-301, DE

MATOps

MATOps

STATE LOCATION PRELIMINARY EST. COST OF

ANNUAL TRUCK DELAY

Delaware I-95 at US-301 $27 Million

Maryland I-70 at I-695 $49 Million

New Jersey I-95 at GWB $44 Million

New York I-678 at NY-25A $39 Million

Pennsylvania I-95 at I-476 $39 Million

Virginia I-64 at I-264 $43 Million

Freight Academy – An Immersion Program on Goods Movement

• Date: October 26-31, 2008• Host: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and

Transportation (CAIT) at Rutgers University• Target Audience (30 attendees)

– Public Sector staff (i.e. DOT, MPO etc) involved in planning, operations, management of programs that impact freight/goods movement

• FHWA Liaisons – Kate Quinn – Mike Onder

• On a national basis, freight emissions will

remain the highest contributor of NOx and PM.

• 13 States in Coalition region:

– have the highest number of counties in

nonattainment for ozone (NOx) and PM

– have the highest estimated concentration of

daily truck volumes.

Truck Emissions Reduction and Fuel Efficiency Program The Problem

Truck Emissions Reduction and Fuel Efficiency Program

• Installing EPA’s Smart Way upgrade kit on one truck can save more than 5,000 gallons of fuel per year

APU

Gap fairingsTrailer side skirts

Trailer end caps

Aluminum wheels

Automatic tire inflation

Single-wide tires

Diesel Exhaust Retrofit

APU

Gap fairingsTrailer side skirts

Trailer end caps

Aluminum wheels

Automatic tire inflation

Single-wide tires

Diesel Exhaust Retrofit

Truck Emissions Reduction and Fuel Efficiency Program

• Approximately one third of the nation’s truck tractors are registered in Coalition states

• Upgrading 30,000 trucks (less than 2%) could save:– 150 million gallons of fuel per year– 625 tons of diesel particulate matter per year

– 22,500 tons of NOX per year

– 68,181 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year– $450 million in fuel savings per year

Truck Emissions Reduction and Fuel Efficiency Program

Objective: Seek to promote truck emissions reduction and fuel efficiency by enhancing investment in equipment

• Leverage work of EPA through collaboration with Smartway Transport Project, (a program offering a series of truck emissions reduction technologies and financing options)

• Assess interest within Corridor states to facilitate a program (including multi-state) to reduce emissions and increase fuel efficiency in the Coalition region’s freight transportation fleet

• Advance consideration of multi-state investment models/alternative funding sources (i.e. SIBs, CMAQ)

– Potentially facilitate and test multi-state investment model

MAROps II

Objectives• Update condition and performance of rail and highway networks

(supply)• Examine commodity flows and supply chains (demand)• Update MAROps program (original list of 71 projects – status,

any changes)• Estimate MAROps program benefits (who benefits/who pays?).• Develop transferable institutional mechanisms for implementing

regional rail program– Issues – What models are there to use to insure all agree with how

benefits determined and did we capture all public/private benefits• Berkeley model? Others?

Freight Academy Curriculum

Freight AcademyCurriculum – Capstone Project

• Objective– Expand experience with situations likely to arise while

managing freight in a public organization.– Gain public and private sector perspectives of freight

movements.– Build team and leadership skills.

• Projects assigned to Freight Academy teams– Teams will be given time during Immersion Week to work on

projects– Freight Academy staff will continue to support teams in

finalizing reports after Immersion Week– At least one member from each team will attend 2009

Annual Meeting and present final report to panel

Freight Academy Website

Commercial Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (CVII) Program

• Initiate and advance CV vehicle based VII development to “catch up” with VIIC– Develop/integrate software to allow CV vehicles to communicate

with roadside systems and passenger vehicles

• Modify existing infrastructure and communications for 13 mile VII corridor

• Develop CV vehicle system and software building upon:• National VII efforts,• I-95 NC/NCHP/Volvo Truck Project• FMCSA’s Wireless Vehicle Safety Inspection

• Coordinating with USDOT RITA and JPO VII programs, FMCSA/FHWA Smart Roadside effort

I-95/FHWA Oversize/Overweight Automated Permitting Analysis

• I-95 CC and FHWA collaborating on a permitting analysis effort to:

– Provide an overview of current automation models in use; – Document best practices from agencies that have

implemented automated systems;– Identify technical and/or institutional issues limiting

implementation; and– Investigate needs and capabilities to share permit data to

roadside personnel and across jurisdictions.

OS/OW Preliminary Findings

Benefits of automating permit processes include:– Increased customer service through reduction in time

required in obtaining permit credentials; – Reduction in agency manpower in processing permits and

improved ability to target human resources on more complex moves;

– Potential improvement in compliance rates for obtaining OS/OW permits by motor carriers; and

– Sharing of permit data to the roadside (within states and across state jurisdictions) as law enforcement personnel could effectively screen permitted commercial vehicles.