WisDOT’s Multimodal Priority Freight NetworkGovernor’s Freight Industry Summit
Draft November 12, 2012Sandra K. Beaupre’
Wisconsin DOT
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Presentation Overview
Multimodal Priority Freight Network Project Overview
Project Deliverables and Benefits
Future Activities and Next Steps
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Freight Network Project Overview - ContextTo better address freight-related issues, and be moreresponsive to freight industry concerns, WisDOT set out to:
Develop a prioritized transportation network that targets freight mobility needs
Establish a dynamic process that defines a short term program of potential activities, including ongoing data updates
Evaluate how to encourage increased integration of freight data into WisDOT program and policy decisions
Create an investment and decision support tool, rather than a long range plan or State Freight Plan
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Presentation to TPFC in August
• Key Discussion Pointso Preliminary Freight Network Analysis
Findings
o Freight Network Stakeholder Outreach to Date
• Areas for Future WisDOT Considerationo Policy Issues Based on Analysis Findings
o Policy Issues Based on Stakeholder Feedback Photo Credit: dsi-tms.com
Map Credit: ops.fhwa.dot.gov, 2007
Recent Activity
September – Held additional stakeholder meetings with air cargo representatives, additional Wisconsin trucking businesses and marine port operators
Documented where “Freight Factors” for other modes were already present, or could be incorporated
Completed Stage 1 scoring for Priority Highway Freight Network “Freight Factor” for program analysis
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High-level renderings of the state’s Multimodal Priority Freight Network
Communication tool for policy makers and freight stakeholders
Freight Network State Level Maps
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Draft High-Level Summary Map of Priority Highway Freight Network
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Draft High-Level Map of Railroads, Intermodal Container Facilities, Transloading Facilities, and Marine Ports
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Priority Highway “Freight Factor”Highway segment based scoring developed to
summarize many freight-specific data points
Highway segment scores over 1 have met at least one of the criteria thresholds, which were set high (all scoring values are well above the statewide average)
Higher scoring segments have a relatively higher freight mobility value, and can be used for prioritization
Scores could be used to match up with other Department data in GIS, informing the project initiation and scoping process
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Priority Highway Freight Criteria
Commodity flow characteristicsOriginating, Terminating, Internal and OverheadCommodities have different flow characteristics
and supply chains
High Truck Volume on routes not designated Corridors 2030 Backbone or Connector
Higher than average daily trucks per lane
WisDOT’s Primary and Secondary Oversize/Overweight Highway Freight Routes
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Identifying the Draft Highway Network
Criteria
Thresholds
Hierarchy
• Highway Freight Segments (traffic segments) assigned scores for priority ranking
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Draft Highway Freight Factor Priority Score Map
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WisDOT’s Freight Data Warehouse
Information about Wisconsin’s top freight commodities is contained in the Commodity Profiles
Template maps showing analysis of Wisconsin commodities, industry clusters and commodity flow
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Wisconsin’s Top Freight CommoditiesRaw Materials Manufactured
ProductsAgriculture – Crops,
Livestock and Poultry production
Mining – Construction and Industrial Sands; Stone and Aggregates; Coal and Metallic Ores
Forest Products – Logging and Timber
Food Products (value-added)Paper and Pulp Products, PrintingPrimary and Fabricated Metal
ProductsIndustrial and Commercial MachineryTransportation EquipmentClay, Concrete, Glass and Stone
Products (Construction)Lumber and Wood Products, FurnitureChemicals, Rubber and Plastic
ProductsHigh-Tech Computing, Navigation and
InstrumentsElectrical Equipment
Priority Freight Network:Commodity ProfilesTop Wisconsin freight
commodities by tonnage, value and regional economic importance
Profiles contain descriptive statistics, commodity flows and forecasts
Profile data helped identify critical freight routes and facilities
Maps showing highways and counties generating the most Food Product tonnage reveal Commodity Flow Corridors for further study and analysis .
Originating Food Tonsby County:
Less than 100,000
100,000 to 500,000
500,000 to 1 million
1 million to 2 million
Over 2 million
Originating Food Tonsby Highway:
Less than 50,000
50,000 to 500,000
500,000 to 1.5 million
1.5 million to 3.5 million
Over 3.5 million
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Freight Network GIS Benefits to WisDOTDynamic Trends can be quickly incorporated into alternatives
analyses – to make quality investment decisions in real-time
Analysis results are transferable to existing program prioritization algorithms
Planning and programming maps and data are easily shared within WisDOT through the interactive corridor maps application
Interactive GIS database allows WisDOT to add new features, like future data updates and analysis of change over time
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Screen shot from WisDOT’s Interactive Corridor Maps Application Tool for Planning & Programming Staff
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Future Activities & Next Steps
Finalize preliminary year end report on the Multimodal Priority Freight Network
Integrate freight data “Factors” into current and future programs
Update Commodity Flow Data to 2011 in early 2013, develop data maintenance and update policies for other information
Engage in ongoing dialogue with freight stakeholders
Continue efforts to improve and refine data and analysis methods
Thank You!Questions?